Polish political figure who served in the nations Parliament (Sejm) for 16 years (1989–2005), including a stint as a member of the cabinet, and whose suicide in the midst of an investigation for corruption became front-page news in Poland as well as in a number of news outlets around the world. On the early morning of Wednesday, 25 April 2007, representatives of ABW (Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego [Agency of Internal Security]) entered Blidas house in Siemianowice Śląskie with a prosecutors warrant to arrest her and search the house. According to ABW reports, during the search, she asked for permission to use the bathroom, where she shot herself through the heart. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less