Polish President
Lech Kaczynski
Poland In Uproar Over False Report Released By Polish Government
Warsaw, Poland 19 February, 2007 Poland's President authorized the release by the Polish Government of a report concerning the Military Intelligence services but, apparently unknown to him, the report that he has differs from the one that was released to the public. The country is in an uproar.
Yesterday Deputy Prime Minister Andrej Lepper cryptically said that the much touted report on the Military Intelligence services was a dud but tomorrow there will be a big political scandal.
Today there is a big political scandal. http://www.dziennik.pl/Default.aspx?TabId=14&ShowArticleId=32269 See In Polish
Two names were removed from and a sentence added to the copy of the report issued to the public.
One of the names is that of a man who was appointed by the President's party, Law and Justice, to the head of a "local media."
The other is that of a man who heads a large foundation.
A sentence was added after the name of another man named in the report. The sentence says that he contests what is in the report about him.
Who changed the report and why it was changed are not yet known.
The report has already been enveloped in controversy and this is sure to make things worse for everyone and for the country suffering from the political chaos that is plaguing the Government. See Polish Government Report on Poland's Military Intelligence Creates Storms
This news item is written 0739 in Warsaw, Poland. This is still early morning for most of the politicians. No press conferences or statements have been held since the story broke this morning. This will be updated as we get more information.
Update: 14:57 19 February 2007
According to the Prime Minister the changes that were made were made to protect Poland's security.
The Prime Minister considers the alarming media reports an exaggeration.
The Prime Minister intends to examine the matter in detail.
Legal experts suggest that the changes may be a criminal act.
