PM sacks after Miller Report

5th August 2011

The PM has sacked 13 people since the Miller Report

Share:

Three air-force generals and 10 other senior officers were sacked as heads continued to roll in the wake of the Miller report into the Smolensk air disaster.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, defence minister Tomasz Siemoniak said the government was reacting quickly to the report that listed a series of damning failings in air force procedures and training that contributed to the disaster.

He also announced that 36 Squadron, the unit responsible for government and presidential flights, would be disbanded.

“We are committed to implementing as quickly and painlessly as possible the recommendations made in the Miller report,” he told reporters.

The minister himself took ...

The full text of articles over six months old is only available to members of My NPE

NPE Premium - go beyond the news

When history was revised The Recovered Territories Exhibition

In 1948, Wrocław’s Centennial Hall (Hala Stulecia) played host to the largest, most organised propaganda event in Poland’s history: The Recovered Territories Exhibition. An official term coined by Poland’s post-war ... -

The Camaldolese Monastery A peaceful retreat away from Krakow's mayhem

Despite the density of visitors to Kraków since the budget airline boom, it’s still incredibly easy to derail yourself from the tourist trail. Overlooking the Wisła river from atop a ... -


Username
Password
	or	Register