Security Office detention of Modrzejewski ruled lawful by Sejm commission

The Sejm special services commission yesterday adopted a statement saying the State Security Office (UOP) was acting lawfully when on Thursday it detained Andrzej Modrzejewski, then president of PKN Orlen. The ruling was adopted despite claims by three opposition members of the commission that the case had not been properly handled. The UOP detained Modrzejewski on charges that several years ago he revealed secret information concerning a listed company. He was subsequently dismissed by PKN Orlen. The Sejm commission heard testimony from acting head of the UOP, Zbigniew Siemiatkowski. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) M.T.