The Prosecutor’s Office wants to prolong the detention term for Jacek K., a friend of the brutally murdered Krzysztof Olewnik, who is suspected of taking part in Olewnik’s abduction.

The Prosecutor’s Office suspects that Jacek K. may flee the country if freed, and, in a letter to the District Court in Plock, central Poland, it provides evidence that Jacek K. was involved in Olewnik’s abduction.

According to witnesses’ testimonies, on 27 October 2001, the day of Olewnik’s abduction, Jacek K.’s car was parked at Olewnik’s house. Besides, the Prosecutor’s Office claims that Jacek K. knew the key criminals responsible for Olewnik’s murder. Olewnik’s ‘friend’ was seen in the company of Slawomir Kosciuk, one of Olewnik’s murderers, at the Warsaw Western Train Station.

A key witness in Olewnik’s case, a member of Pruszkow mafia under the alias “Masa,” has testified that Jacek K. was in touch with a Marki mafia boss, alias “Fragles.” Jacek K.’s wife knew “Fragles” and in his notebook there was a notation: “Krzysztof M. alias Fragles”.

Another witness has revealed that Olewnik’s abduction was similar to abductions organized by the Marki mafia. First of all, the family of the abducted Olewnik was asked to employ private detective Krzysztof Rutkowski (who, as it turned out, cooperated with criminals) and secondly, the family was asked to throw 300,000 euro ransom from a flyover, which was also typical for the Marki mafia. The Prosecutor’s Office has evidence that Jacek K. was involved in seizing the ransom.

The third witness, Marek S., says that Jacek K. might have been involved in Olewnik’s abduction as “it is usually someone from a family or someone close to a family who points out who should be abducted, and that person brings the ransom.”

Jacek K. claims he is innocent. (mg/mmj)