wing ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁Se jm , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Vice - Spe aker ▁of ▁Se jm ▁( W ic em ars za ł ek ▁Se j mu ), ▁but ▁after ▁viol ating ▁time ▁constraints ▁in ▁deb ates ▁he ▁was ▁dismiss ed . ▁Among ▁Le pper ▁and ▁SO ' s ▁undert ak ings ▁in ▁parliament ▁were ▁such ▁inc idents ▁as ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁loud spe akers ▁in ▁the ▁Se jm ▁and ▁claims ▁that ▁Robert ▁Sm ok t un ow icz ▁of ▁the ▁liberal ▁C iv ic ▁Platform ▁( Platform a ▁O by w atel ska ) ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁pre cious - stone ▁trade ▁doing ▁business ▁with ▁the ▁Afghan ▁Tal ib an . ▁ ▁C riminal ▁charges ▁ ▁And r zej ▁Le pper ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁criminal ▁off enses , ▁including ▁assault , ▁blocking ▁roads ▁and ▁dump ing ▁gra in ▁on ▁rail road ▁tracks ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁anti - g overn ment ▁demonstr ations ▁( The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ). ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Le pper ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁six teen ▁months ▁in ▁prison . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Polish ▁students ▁protest ed ▁against ▁the ▁coal ition ▁government ▁and ▁also ▁mock ed ▁Le pper ' s ▁recent ▁criminal ▁conv iction ▁for ▁s land er , ▁chant ing ▁" Le pper ▁to ▁prison ". ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Le pper ▁faced ▁criminal ▁charges ▁for ▁s land