Konrad Kornatowski
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Konrad Kornatowski is a Polish lawyer (prosecutor
) and policeman; from February 12 to August 8 Polish Chief of Police
. On August 9, 2007, he resigned as Poland's Chief of Police in protest of the sacking on the same day of Interior Minister
Janusz Kaczmarek
.
On August 30, 2007, Kornatowski was detained and publicly accused of obstruction of justice
. The charges against Kornatowski initially were widely regarded in the Polish press and by politicians as nothing more than a political dirty trick
intended to block Kornatowski's scheduled testimony before parliament about the present Polish government's secret program of wiretapping opposition politicians. Kornatowski's arrest, took place one day prior to his testimony, which was cancelled because of his detention. On August 31, 2007, Kornatowski was released on bail
. Prosecutors presented to him charges of hampering the investigation and urging to false testimonies. On the press conference on August 31 prosecutors presented several evidences supporting the credibility of these charges.
Former Interior Minister Kaczmarek was arrested at the same time as Kornatowski on August 30, and also released on August 31. On September 6, 2007, a Warsaw criminal court judge declared the arrest of Kaczmarek to have been irregular and even illegal. Contrary to this, the same court on October 10 decided that the arrests of Kornatowski and Netzel were legal and regular.
Prosecutor
The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system...
) and policeman; from February 12 to August 8 Polish Chief of Police
Polish Police Headquarters
Polish Police Headquarters is a central authority of law enforcement in Poland. Its goal is to provide public security and order. It is run by Chief of Police, who is a subordinate to the Polish Minister of Internal Affairs.-Police general commandants:...
. On August 9, 2007, he resigned as Poland's Chief of Police in protest of the sacking on the same day of Interior Minister
Ministry of Interior and Administration of the Republic of Poland
Ministry of the Interior and Administration is an administration structure controlling main administration and security branches of the Polish government. Current Minister is Jerzy Miller.-History and function:...
Janusz Kaczmarek
Janusz Kaczmarek
Janusz Kaczmarek is a Polish lawyer, prosecutor and politician. He was National Public Prosecutor from October 31, 2005, to February 8, 2007, and Polish Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration from February 8, 2007, to August 8, 2007.He graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration...
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On August 30, 2007, Kornatowski was detained and publicly accused of obstruction of justice
Obstruction of justice
The crime of obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions, refers to the crime of interfering with the work of police, investigators, regulatory agencies, prosecutors, or other officials...
. The charges against Kornatowski initially were widely regarded in the Polish press and by politicians as nothing more than a political dirty trick
Dirty tricks
Dirty tricks are unethical, duplicitous, slanderous or illegal tactics employed to destroy or diminish the effectiveness of political or business opponents...
intended to block Kornatowski's scheduled testimony before parliament about the present Polish government's secret program of wiretapping opposition politicians. Kornatowski's arrest, took place one day prior to his testimony, which was cancelled because of his detention. On August 31, 2007, Kornatowski was released on bail
Bail
Traditionally, bail is some form of property deposited or pledged to a court to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail...
. Prosecutors presented to him charges of hampering the investigation and urging to false testimonies. On the press conference on August 31 prosecutors presented several evidences supporting the credibility of these charges.
Former Interior Minister Kaczmarek was arrested at the same time as Kornatowski on August 30, and also released on August 31. On September 6, 2007, a Warsaw criminal court judge declared the arrest of Kaczmarek to have been irregular and even illegal. Contrary to this, the same court on October 10 decided that the arrests of Kornatowski and Netzel were legal and regular.