Supreme inspector caught with his hands in the till claims he is not guilty

Sejm deputy Andrzej Pęczak, the former head of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) in the Łódzkie voivodship has suspended his membership in the party and resigned from all of his Sejm responsibilities, including being chairman of the Sejm Commission for State Inspection. "For the past three weeks the media have been treating me as a criminal, and I learn of all the charges against me from the papers," announced Pęczak. Last month, the Łódź District Prosecutor charged the deputy of cooperating with the directors of the Voivodship Environment Protection Fund who abused their powers which led to the Fund losing zł.42 million and the Warta insurance company to lose zł.1 million. Although Andrzej Pęczak was not officially an employee of the Fund, he had great influence over the people making decisions. Andrzej Pęczak, who could face up to 10 years in jail if proven guilty. He denies all accusations. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) A.K.