The Lustration Court on 10 August ruled that President Aleksander Kwasniewski did not lie in his lustration statement in declaring that he had not been a communist-era secret service collaborator.
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12 August 2000 y., Saturday
The ruling means that Kwasniewski is allowed to seek re-election in the 8 October presidential ballot. The court's decision, however, is subject to appeal by prosecutor Boguslaw Nizienski, who said he will decide whether or not to appeal after reading the text of the verdict. Nizienski previously asked the court to close the case for lack of evidence and give no ruling on Kwasniewski's veracity. "I am very glad that truth and justice have won," Kwasniewski commented after the decision.
The Lustration Court is expected on 11 August to pass a verdict in the case of former Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, also a contestant in the presidential race.
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