Wednesday 8th February 2012
Spy Commission Stalemate
7th December 2007
A spat over the line-up of the parliamentary special services oversight commission has led to the recently deposed Law and Justice (PiS) party accusing the governing Civic Platform (PO) of attempting to “introduce dictatorial principles”. A spat over the line-up of the parliamentary special services oversight commission has led to the recently deposed Law and Justice (PiS) party accusing the governing Civic Platform (PO) of attempting to “introduce dictatorial principles”.
Scandal broke when the PO refused to accept the candidacy of recent Military Counterintelligence Services Chief Antoni Macierewicz, saying that he would be one of the first people the commission would want to que ...
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