The Rywin case: The end of the biggest scandal of the Third Republic

The prosecutor yesterday completed his investigation of the Lew Rywin affair. Rywin has been charged with paid protection, which can result in a three year prison sentence. The prosecutor has now 14 days to constitute the indictment. Gazeta Wyborcza as well as Agora, are disappointed and cannot understand why the head of TVP Robert Kwiatkowski was also not charged with an offense. Gazeta Wyborcza chief editor Adam Michnik, appealed to the prosecutor during a conference yesterday to continue the investigation in relation to Kwiatkowski, and argued that the prosecutor has not revealed any further details in the case besides those, which were published by the daily six months ago. Gazeta Wyborcza representatives added that the only success in the case can be regarded the fact that disapproval for corruption among the public has grown significantly. (Gazeta Wyborcza, pp. 1, 4) A.K.