Prosecutors probe bugging of Polish top officials

Published June 17, 2014 1:21pm ET



WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the recording of a private conversation between the country’s interior minister and the head of the central bank that was later published by a magazine.

In the recording, the two discussed how the National Bank of Poland could help the government increase its chances of winning re-election in 2015. The central bank is supposed to be independent from the government and interference either way is prohibited.

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