Mayor of Warsaw guilty of slander
24.06.2005

Mayor of Warsaw Lech Kaczynski was found guilty of slander by Warsaw court of justice. In June 2001 Mr Kaczynski stated in a radio interview that Mieczyslaw Wachowski, an official in the administration of president Walesa was a convicted felon. According to the court Mr Wachowski has never been found guilty of any crime including bribery and theft of which he was accused by the mayor of Warsaw. When the verdict is valid and binding Mr Kaczynski will lose the post of mayor of Warsaw as according to Polish law a convicted criminal must not hold such a post. Mr Kaczynski, however, may still run for the president of Poland and he is currently one of the most probable candidate in the November elections.

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