Special Sejm Commission: Only 6 out of 29 deputies show up for meeting

Only six deputies out of 29 from the Special Sejm Commission came to discuss the re-privatization bill yesterday. Ultimately, the meeting was canceled, much to the outrage of those deputies present. "The bill will not be passed during the tenure of this Parliament if there are such stops," said Treasury Vice-Minister Krzysztof Laszkiewicz. After half a year of commission sessions, only a quarter of articles have been passed. The commission's next meeting is planned for today and will cover compensation for ex-owners of forest land. Before Easter a government commission decided that such individuals would receive certificates which would later be bought in cash by the Polish Forest Company. The value of the compensation is not yet known. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 19) M.M.