By DPA
Warsaw : Poland’s recently sacked interior minister and former prosecutor general Janusz Kaczmarek was detained Thursday morning by the Poland Internal Security Agency (ABW), his lawyer confirmed.
He is alleged to have interfered in an unspecified criminal investigation. Kaczmarek was detained at 7 a.m. Thursday at the Warsaw home of renowned Polish documentary film-maker Sylwester Latkowski.
Poland’s recently sacked police commander Konrad Kornatowski was also detained by ABW agents, Poland’s TVN24 news channel reported.
Kaczmarek is believed to have recently informed a special Polish parliamentary committee about allegations that the right-wing Law and Justice Party government of Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski may have abused the secret service and Justice Ministry in attempts to compromise political rivals.
Kaczmarek’s testimony was confidential and was not made public.
Kaczynski has denied any wrongdoing, but clearly does not want to see parliament probe the damaging allegations.