Poland finds new evidence of Polish officials' guilt in crash of Kaczynski's Tu-154
In recent weeks, new evidence has been revealed regarding omissions by Polish officials during preparations for President Lech Kaczynski's Smolensk visit. The evidence has been added to the investigation of what is being called ‘diplomatic treason’ that occurred during the preparation for the visit.
The head of the Polish National Prosecutor’s Office, Polish Deputy Attorney General National Prosecutor of Bogdan Święczkowski, stated this, reports Ukrinform.
"The last weeks and months have brought unexpected new evidence pieces. They were not known about in the public sphere before," Święczkowski said.
According to Święczkowski, the Prosecutor’s Office and Polish Special Services received the new materials regarding the guilt of Polish officials over the course of their work. Święczkowski added that this material "had been hidden somewhere” earlier.
The Deputy Prosecutor General believes that, in connection with this development, the end of the year will bring "new important procedural decisions."
In Poland there are at present several investigations stemming from the Smolensk disaster. In March of this year, the Minister of National Defense of Poland, Antoni Macierewicz, filed a petition with the National Prosecutor's Office against former Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland Donald Tusk for committing a crime in the Smolensk case under an article of the Polish Criminal Code, which provides for punishment for diplomatic treason.
On April 10, 2010, near the military airfield near Smolensk, a Tu-154M plan carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski and Polish high-ranking officials crashed. All 96 people who were on board were killed. In April 2017, Poland said that the Kaczynski's plane began to disintegrate while still in the air.
In August, Poland said that the damage to the wing of the Kaczynski's plane showed signs of an explosion.