Leszek Sz. from the Szczecin branch of the Social Insurance Company (ZUS) and businessman Henryk M., suspected of bribery, are to be held in custody.

In the morning the Prosecutor’s Office in Szczecin asked for five suspects to be detained in the ZUS corruption case, including the president of ZUS, to be held in custody for three months.

The court in Szczecin has decided to arrest two of the suspects Leszek Sz. and Henryk M. Both men can appeal from the court’s decision.

The investigation into corrupt practices at ZUS has been ongoing since June 2008.

“All suspects and 80 witnesses were interrogated and 34 institutions and private houses searched. Over 180 officers were engaged in the probe,” said Malgorzata Wojciechowicz from the Internal Security Agency. 

The suspects were detained on several corruption charges. The Prosecutor’s Office has not yet revealed any details of the case but it has been unofficially established that the amount of bribes suspected of taking place did not exceed 10,000 zloty (24,330 euro).

So far only one suspect, deputy head of the Szczecin branch of ZUS Jan A., confessed to beING guilty. (mg)