Wieczerzak rumored to be seeking deal with prosecutor to gain release

Former PZU Zycie president Grzegorz Wieczerzak has offered to become a witness in the investigation into financial irregularities at the company, Rzeczpospolita has learned from unofficial sources. The accusations against PZU and its management relate to suspect business activities aimed at illegally financing politicians, and to risky operations that benefitted only the company's management, including Wieczerzak. The former PZU Zycie president, who has remained in custody for the past two months, is said to have proposed a deal under which he would cooperate with the prosecutor in exchange for his release. Rzeczpospolita's sources suggest that the prosecutor is unlikely to agree. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) M.K.