There's a bounty on my head, says colonel who shot himself at press briefing

By artappraiser on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 11:16pm |

By Matthew Day in Warsaw, Daily Telegraph via smh.com, Jan. 11, 2012

A Polish military prosecutor who tried to commit suicide during a press conference claimed on Tuesday that he was a marked man with a $300,000 price on his head stemming from an investigation into corruption.

A day after he shot himself in the head only to survive, the lawyer Colonel Mikolaj Przybyl said he received death threats and suffered intimidation [....]

(Includes video titled: Colonel's suicide attempt heard on camera; A polish military prosecutor shoots himself in the head during a press conference break.)

URL:

http://www.smh.com.au/world/theres-a-bounty-on-my-head-says-colonel-who-shot-himself-at-press-briefing-20120111-1pu20.html