| Data: 2014-12-15 02:03:48 | |
| Autor: muto2100 | |
| 18 ksiezy wyrzuconch za nielegalny handel kradzionymi samochodami | |
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POLAND
LUBLIN -- Eighteen priests from the archdiocese here face jail sentences of up to five years after being charged with illegally importing and selling Western luxury cars. A spokesman for the prosecutor's office said 43 vehicles had been bought in Germany, Austria and Holland, then resold in Poland between 1992 and 1996. He added that duty-free customs clearance had been obtained for the cars using forged bishops' signatures and other falsified documents. Archbishop Jozef Zycinski said that after he took office in mid-1997 he immediately suspended the alleged ringleader, identified in the press as Fr. Eugeniusz W., but would await the outcome of civil court hearings before taking further action. The case is the latest of several similar scandals in Poland where a 1989 law exempts vehicles donated to the church from customs duties. (1/23) |
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