Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Belka says he might quit politics after secret police allegations

Facing near-certin political minority status after the upcoming elections, Prime Minister Marek Belka tells a radio station that he may resign from politics and withdraw from public life.

The Warsaw Business Journal, citing Rzeczpospolita and Gazeta Wyborcza, offers another insight: "One of the most probable reasons behind such an announcement from the Prime Minister is the issue of his file in the National Remembrance Institute (IPN) which was revealed to the Sejm Orlen Commission last week. Following allegations that Belka signed documents with the communist secret services, IPN president Leon Kieres is now considering whether to reveal the contents of the file to the public."