Polish team ignored info in crash that killed leader: Report

A television news report alleges a Polish government team manipulated evidence during its investigation of 2010 plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 or prominent Poles, casting new doubt on team's findings.

leer of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, is twin of late president. investigative team concluded that plane crash in western Russia was an assassination plotted by Moscow.

presidential plane was carrying a delegation for anniversary observances of a 1940 Soviet massacre of Polish military officers when it crashed in dense fog on approach to airport in Smolensk.

However, a professional commission for investigating aviation accidents found April 10, 2010 crash of Tu-154 aircraft near rudimentary airport was an accident caused by human errors in verse wear and technical conditions.

In its report aired late Monday, private brocaster TVN24 said Polish government team intentionally ignored or manipulated facts presented by outside experts that negated its findings that intentional explosions aboard plane caused crash.

he of team, former Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz, is an associate of ruling party leer Jaroslaw Kaczynski. assassination ory helps to consolidate right-wing Law and Justice's nationalist base and is supported by Kaczynski.

In response to TVN24 report, Macierewicz issued a statement saying story included “lies” and that all obtained findings and opinions of experts were published in team’s 2021 final report.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Tuesday he would like all expert opinions and findings related to crash to be published. He said Macierewicz should be awarded a “medal” for his perseverance in government's investigation.

Housed within Defense Ministry, team reexamining 2010 plane crash has spent some 30 million zlotys ($6.5 million) on its investigation.