Illegal Legal Studies


Artykuł pochodzi z pisma "New Warsaw Express"

Illegal Legal Studies
The law faculty at Gdansk University is the setting for Poland’s latest corruption dispute after one student told police he had paid PLN 4000 to be guaranteed a place on this year’s intake, and newspapers alleged others had been admitted on the say-so of senior figures in the legal establishment.
The student told Gazeta Wyborcza he gave the bribe to a university official on the understanding that if he made the cut in the competitive entry exam PLN 3500 would be returned. But when he made the earlier established cut, he says the official refused to give him the cash back. The money appeared quickly several days later after he summoned police to the campus to investigate, but later still, when the final list of entrants was published, the cut-off point had been set 38 places higher – just above the candidate’s place – with a series of “appeal” candidates included instead.
The University has refused to publish the list of the appeal candidates and both the student and media sources speculate it includes numerous children of senior local lawyers and other members of the local legal establishment. That charge also appeared to gain credence when it emerged the head of the local district court had written a letter backing particular students, at least one of whom was admitted despite not having made the cut on the exam.
Steven Muller

faculty – department of a university (also: group of teachers in a school)
intake – admission of new people (in this case students)
on the say-so – based on somebody’s personal decision
made the cut – qualified for something (in this case admission)
summoned – asked somebody to come
legal establishment – social and professional network of lawyers
credence – credibility, believability

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