Polish opposition to seek US help in Kaczynski plane crash probe

Mon, 15 Nov 2010

Warsaw - Poland's opposition Law and Justice party is to seek assistance from the United States in investigating the plane crash in April that killed then-president Lech Kaczynski and 95 others, media reports said Monday.

Former foreign minister Witold Waszcykowski told TVN 24 that two party officials would travel to the US to deliver a letter from Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski requesting help in forming an independent international commission of inquiry.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who is also the twin brother of the late president, has been critical of the handling of the investigation into the crash in Russia in April. He has said that Poland - and not Russia - should take charge of the probe.

Government officials said his initiative undermines Polish institutions.

"This is a total and absolute scandal, nearly treason," government spokesman Pawel Gras told Radio Zet, adding that Poland asks for help from experts when it is needed.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/353583,kaczynski-plane-crash-probe.html.