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Polish prosecutor says there is no evidence 2010 plane crash was assassination [Mar 30, 2012] WARSAW, Poland - Poland's top prosecutor says no evidence to date supports theories that a 2010 plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski was an assassination. [via YahooNews] More >>

'Please give me a five-minute break, I need to rest': Moment Polish military prosecutor SHOT himself after news ... [Jan 10, 2012] A Polish prosecutor shot himself today in dramatic footage caught on film in his office after cutting short a news conference. Moments earlier, he had defended a military investigation into leaks related to a plane crash that killed Poland's president two years ago. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish prosecutor apparently wounds self [Jan 10, 2012] POZNAN, Poland, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A Polish prosecutor shot himself Monday at a news conference about the 2010 Smolensk air disaster that killed President Lech Kaczynski, officials said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish state investigation finds communists fabricated documents to compromise Lech Walesa [Dec 22, 2011] WARSAW, Poland ? Polish investigators say communist authorities fabricated documents that suggested Lech Walesa was a communist collaborator, to try to stop the Solidarity founder being awarded Nobel Peace Prize. Zbigniew Kulikowski, a prosecutor at the state National Remembrance Institute, said evidence gathered as part of an ongoing investigation shows that the communist secret security forged ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish prosecutor probed for handing Smolensk crash information to U.S. [Jun 10, 2011] Polish Prosecutor Mark Pasionek is being probed over allegations that he handed secret information about a plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski to the United States, Poland's tvn24 news channel said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland investigates newspaper in leak on CIA issue [Jun 03, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Polish prosecutors say they are investigating a newspaper for leaking state secrets from a probe into a CIA prison that operated in Poland about eight years ago. The Gazeta Wyborcza daily reported Monday that a prosecutor who was recently removed from a three-year investigation on the CIA site had planned to bring criminal charges against ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish prosecutors investigate newspaper for leaking state secrets in report on CIA prison [Jun 03, 2011] WARSAW, Poland ? Polish prosecutors say they are investigating a newspaper for leaking state secrets from a probe into a CIA prison that operated in Poland about eight years ago. The Gazeta Wyborcza daily reported Monday that a prosecutor who was recently removed from a three-year investigation on the CIA site had planned to bring criminal charges against Polish politicians in power when the now ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Prosecutor removed from Polish investigation into alleged secret CIA prison [May 24, 2011] WARSAW, Poland ? Polish officials say that one of two prosecutors investigating whether Poland allowed a secret CIA prison to operate on its territory about nine years ago has been replaced. Officials describe the change in the investigating team as an administrative shuffle. However, human rights activists expressed worry that the decision to replace the prosecutor, Jerzy Mierzewski, could slow ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Former Philips employees, hospital heads to face corruption trial in Poland [May 17, 2011] WARSAW, Poland - A prosecutor says that 23 Poles including two former employees of the Netherlands-based Philips company are to go on trial in Poland on corruption charges. [via YahooNews] More >>

Thirteen Polish players charged with corruption [Apr 15, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A Polish prosecutor says that 13 players and a middleman have been charged with fixing a match five years ago for the equivalent of 25,000 euros ($37,000) to get a spot in the UEFA Cup. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish players charged with corruption [Apr 11, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A Polish prosecutor says that 13 players and a middleman have been charged with fixing a match five years ago for the equivalent of 25,000 euros ($37,000) to get a spot in the UEFA Cup. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish players charged with corruption [Apr 11, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? A Polish prosecutor says that 13 players and a middleman have been charged with fixing a match five years ago for the equivalent of 25,000 euros ($37,000) to get a spot in the UEFA Cup. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland wants Guantanamo detainees questioned [Mar 28, 2011] MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Polish prosecutors investigating a secret CIA prison in Poland want the United States to question two Guantanamo Bay prisoners who allege they were held and abused at the site. Prosecutor Robert Majewski said Monday a request was made earlier this month and includes a list of questions prosecutors would like to be asked of the terrorism suspects ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland wants Guantanamo detainees questioned [Mar 28, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Polish prosecutors investigating a secret CIA prison have asked U.S. authorities to question two Guantanamo Bay prisoners who allege they were held and abused in Poland. Prosecutor Robert Majewski said Monday the request made earlier this month includes a list of questions that prosecutors would like to be asked of two terrorism suspects ... [via YahooNews] More >>