Lew Rywin (born November 10, 1945 in a Siberian village) is a Polish film producer associated with Heritage Films (est. 1991). Before that he worked in state-run TV. November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibir’, Sibir; from the Tatar for “sleeping land”) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... A film producer oversees the making of movies. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He participated in producing such films as Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List, Roman Polanski's The Pianist, and Jakub Kolski's Pornografia. Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director. ... Schindlers List is a 1993 movie based on the book Schindlers Ark by Thomas Keneally, published in the United States as Schindlers List and subsequently re-issued in Commonwealth countries under that name as well. ... Roman PolaÅ„ski at Cannes with Adrien Brody, 2002 Roman PolaÅ„ski (born August 18, 1933) is a Franco-Polish film director and actor. ... The Pianist is a memoir written by the Polish musician of Jewish origins Władysław Szpilman. ...

Bribery Affair

On July 22, 2002 he suggested a bribe from the Agora company, first from Agora's president Wanda Rapaczyńska, and then Adam Michnik, editor in chief of the Gazeta Wyborcza Daily. Rywin claimed that he was sent by the prime minister Leszek Miller and had connections to an undetermined “power group” (grupa trzymająca władzę) that could cause news media laws imposing restrictions on TV station ownership for newspaper publishers not to come into force. The bribe sum was reported to be 17.5 million USD. 22 July is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Adam Michnik (born on October 17, 1946 in Warsaw, Poland) is the editor in chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, Election Gazette, the second largest Polish newspaper. ... Gazeta Wyborcza (pronounce: [gazεta vibÉ”rʧa] , gazeta veeborcha) is, as of 2004, Polands largest distribution daily newspaper. ... Leszek Miller Leszek Miller (born 3 July 1946) was Prime Minister of Poland from September 2001 to May 2, 2004. ...

The deal was made public in article in "Gazeta Wyborcza" on December 27, 2002 and resulted in forming a special parliamentary inquiring committee, with Tomasz Nałęcz as chairman. Other members of the committee included: December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

• Jan Rokita
• Renata Beger
• Anita Błochowiak
• Bohdan Kopczyński
• Ryszard Kalisz
• Bogdan Lewandowski
• Józef Szczepańczyk
• Jan Łączny
• Jerzy Szteliga
• Stanisław Rydzoń
• Zbigniew Ziobro

Five out of ten committee members were appointed by the ruling SDL-UP coalition. Jan Maria Władysław Rokita (born June 18, 1959 in Cracow) is a Polish conservative-liberal politician, a member of Sejm, the lower chamber of the Polish parliament, and chairman of the parliamentery caucus of Platforma Obywatelska (Citizens Platform). ... Born on 18 July 1958 in Silno. ... Komitet Wyborczy Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy (Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union) is the electoral comitee and a coalition of two Polish political parties: Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej and Unia Pracy. ...

The committee's often comical deliberations lasted for over a year and didn't result in any substantial conclusions, but helped reveal numerous irregularities in the legislative process. The surprising final report, prepared by Anita Błochowiak, denied the existence of a “power group” and emphasized Rywin's own initiative. However minority reports prepared by other committee members claimed otherwise and the farthest reaching of those reports, prepared by Zbigniew Ziobro, was accepted by the Sejm due to a miscalculation made by Miller's party. This article is about the lower chamber of Polish parliament. ...

Rywin's corruption trial started in December 2003. On April 26, 2004 he was sentenced to 2 and a half years and a fine of 100,000 PLN (about 25,000 USD) for attempted fraud. After the appeal, the sentence was lowered to 2 years. He is currently serving his sentence in a maximum security prison in Warsaw. April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Złoty. ...