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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Polish leader Tusk says billions of dollars in illegal spending by predecessors uncovered

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Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday accused Poland's previous government of illegally spending 100 billion Polish zlotys ($25 billion) as he announced a government effort to try to recover the money.

Tusk said that six months of investigations and audits had revealed widespread financial abuse, with 62 members of the previous “ruling elite" being charged so far.

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