Poland lower house cttee approves new anti-corruption chief

The Sejm Special Services Committee on Thursday endorsed the candidacy of Andrzej Strozny as the new head of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA), also rubber-stamping Daniel Karpeta as his deputy, committee head Waldemar Andzel told PAP. Strozny has been acting head of CBA since February 20, when his predecessor, Ernest Bejda, ended his four-year term of office. Earlier, Strozny had been director of the Katowice branch of the Internal Security Agency (ABW).