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"Masa" detained by the police

The most famous Polish state's evidence, Jarosław S. aka "Masa" was detained by the police. According to the prosecutor's office he may be charged with extortion of bank loans, bribery and coercion. Along with "Masa" five other people were arrested, among them the head of the Criminal Intelligence Departament of Łódź police and a clerk from the customs and tax office.

Former police chief arrested by the CBA

The former Police Commander, Zbigniew Maj was arrested by the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau. He was to be accused of abusing his authority. Also arrested were the directors of the agencies of Central Anti-Corruption Bureau in Łódz and Poznań. The wife of the former police commander claims that the arrest was not a coincidence because just several days ago, he announced that he would run for mayor of Kalisz.

Tomasz Komenda acquitted after 18 years in prison

During an emotional hearing, Tomasz Komenda's name was cleared today by the Supreme Court. He had spent 18 years behind bars for the brutal murder and rape of a 15-year-old girl, a crime he didn't commit. He was conditionally released in March. Today, everyone is sure that he is innocent and now he has the paper to prove it.

"Shocking and extremely painful experience"

"I didn't expect that what was going to happen to me wasn't some sort of fantasy story," said deputy speaker of the Senate, Bogdan Borusewicz. The guest of "Kropka nad i" commented on the incident that happened on Monday, when he wasn't allowed access to his wife's grave. The opposition activist in Communist Poland said that he had experienced such "impudence" of the government and the uniformed services in the past, but he didn't expect it to happen again in a democratic state.

"I've never come across such controversial disciplinary charges"

"I've decided to defend judge Dominik Czeszkiewicz because I have over 20 years of work as a judge and I've never come across disciplinary chrges that would be so controversial and problematic," said judge Małgorzata Kluziak. The guest of "Fakty po Faktach" decided to defend a judge who has heard disciplinary charges after acquitting activists from the Committee for the Defence of Democracy (KOD) in the high-profile case regarding the protest that took place in March 2016. Another guest of this part of the programme was former president of the Constitutional Tribunal, Jerzy Stępień. The guest of the second part were MPs, Jan Grabiec and Tadeusz Cymański.

Tomasz Komenda acquitted by the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court acquitted Tomasz Komenda on Wednesday. In 2004, the man has been effectively convicted for murder and rape of a 15-year-old girl. Mr Komenda had spent 18 years in prison. His tragic ordeal is now over. He may expect a record-breaking compensation from the Polish state. The Prosecutor General, Zbigniew Ziobro said that "the decision to acquit Mr Komenda shows that the mistakes of the judiciary can be corrected. Although, nothing will bring back the lost years to him or compensate the suffering, in this moment, he regained his dignity and saw a glimmer of hope for the future.

Rescuers found the body of the last missing miner

Rescuers searching for Polish miners trapped almost a kilometre underground since a tunnel collapsed 11 days ago have found the body of the last missing man. The tragic tremor took lives of five men, coal company JSW said on Wednesday.

"Compromise - but not at all costs"

The deputy chairman of the European Commission is hoping for an agreement with the Polish government. As Frans Timmermans says, "progress is being made, but it's not enough". Moreover, if that doesn't change by June 26, the punishment procedure based on Article 7 will continue. The prime minister's chief of staff, Michał Dworczyk, says "Poland also wants a compromise, but not at all costs".

Speaker of the Senate on the protesters: it's time for them to go home"

Still no breakthrough in case of the protesters in the building of the parliament. The speaker of the Senate, Stanisław Karczewski said it's "high time those ladies went home" and claims that all their demands have been met. The minister for social policy, though, failed to mention their demand for five hundred zlotys benefit. She did mention a four percent tax. The government prefers to call it a "donation" and emphasises that it won't be covered by the budget but by the most affluent tax payers.

The deadline for donating bonuses to charity has expired

The deadline has already expired. It was the last day for high ranking Polish politicians to transfer their bonuses to the "Caritas" charity. By the order of the chairman of Law and Justice, Jarosław Kaczyński. It is unclear if everyone has done so already and what consequences will follow if they haven't. It's all for show, says the opposition.

Senate will debate the bill lowering salaries of MPs

As a result of the order by the Law and Justice chairman, not only the ministers are expected to transfer their bonuses, but members of parliament and local governments now are expected to make less money. A bill which would lower their salaries has made it to the Senate. Now, even some members of the ruling party have called the whole issue populism.

"The issue of ministers' bonuses is only a tip of an iceberg"

"What we're dealing with is only a beginning, not the end of the problem. What about the state-owned enterprises?", asked Civic Platform MP, Cezary Tomczyk. The guest of "Fakty po Faktach" commented on the issue of bonuses for the members of Beata Szydło's cabinet that were to be donated to "Caritas" charity by 15 May. Waldemar Buda, MP from Law and Justice disagreed and stressed that chairpersons of the state-owned companies "earn 50 percent less". The guest of the second part of the programme was Senator Marek Borowski.

Morawiecki to meet with Juncker tomorrow

The meeting between the Polish prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki and the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker will take place on Wednesday at the EU summit in Sofia, informed the spokesperson for the Commission, Margaritis Schinas.

Stray bullets from shooting competition nearly reached local residents

They first heard them whizzing through the air and then saw them cutting into walls and fences. Residents of Opatówko were literally dodging bullets. One and a half kilometers away a shooting competition was being held and the stray bullets from the guns of its 40 participants could have cost someone their life. The local prosecutor in Września is now investigating whether the shooting range was properly secured and if there were other violations.

Two policemen left a drunk man in a forest where he died - inquiry after tragic incident

Two police officers have just been finishing their shift when they were called to attend to a drunk man lying in the street. Instead of brining him into the station, they left him in a forest, where the 36-year-old man died. The officers were fired from the force while the prosecutor is investigating the events. Now the family of the deceased is asking how could this have happened?

The police raid during conference on Karl Marx

A conference on Karl Marx became a scene straight out of a movie when police officers arrived unannounced to investigate the materials and take down personal information of those present. The officers wanted to determine whether or not the participants were propagating a totalitarian regime. While they say they were just responding to a tip-off, the Dean of the University of Szczecin claims they had no right to barge in to the event.