Govt . blamed for geologist’s death

7th June 2009

The National Security Bureau (BBN) sparked suggestions of political manoeuvrings this week following its publication of a document accusing the government of ineptitude in its dealings with the Taliban over securing the release of murdered hostage Piotr Stanczyk.

The 14-page report, which appears in this week’s Wprost, was published in response to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MSZ) document which gives an account of the government’s efforts to secure the safe release of the 42-year old engineer, who was beheaded by the Taliban in February.

But according to the BBN, there were numerous areas of the MSZ’s efforts that were poorly carried out.
Most at fault, it says, was the inefficie ...