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Polish air disaster: Official convicted over Smolensk crash
Source: BBC
Polish air disaster: Official convicted over Smolensk crash
21 June 2016 Europe
A Polish court has given a suspended jail term to a former security officer over the 2010 air crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others.
Former deputy head of government security Pawel Bielawny got an 18-month suspended sentence, a five-year ban from public office and a 10,000-zloty (£1,747; $2,576) fine.
He was found guilty of negligence in connection with the flight. Kaczynski's jet crashed near Smolensk in Russia.
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The court found that Bielawny had failed to conduct a proper risk assessment for the president's visit and had made mistakes in his choice of security personnel for the trip.
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21 June 2016 Europe
A Polish court has given a suspended jail term to a former security officer over the 2010 air crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others.
Former deputy head of government security Pawel Bielawny got an 18-month suspended sentence, a five-year ban from public office and a 10,000-zloty (£1,747; $2,576) fine.
He was found guilty of negligence in connection with the flight. Kaczynski's jet crashed near Smolensk in Russia.
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The court found that Bielawny had failed to conduct a proper risk assessment for the president's visit and had made mistakes in his choice of security personnel for the trip.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36587626
