sˈɛvɹəl wˈiːks bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃənz, pəlˈiːs ˈɑːfɪsɚ dʒˈæn kjˈuːbɪs, hˈɛd ʌvðə skwˈɑːd fɔːɹ ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪɾɪŋ ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd kɹˈaɪm, sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðæt sˈiːnjɚ fˈɪɡjɚz fɹʌmðə pəlˈiːs ænd ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wɜː tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə kˈʌvɚɹ ˌʌp ðɛɹ koʊˈɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən wɪð ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd kɹˈaɪm.
Several weeks before the elections, police officer Jan Kubice, head of the squad for investigating organised crime, suggested that senior figures from the police and the government were trying to cover up their cooperation with organised crime.