Marek Papała
Marek Papała | |
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| Commander-in-Chief of Police | |
| In office 3 January 1997 – 29 January 1998 | |
| Appointed by | Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, PM |
| Minister | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marek Władysław Papała September 4, 1959 Pruchnik |
| Died | June 25, 2005 (aged 45) Warsaw |
| Service | Milicja Obywatelska Police of Poland |
| Years of service | 1979-1998 |
| Rank |  Nadinspektor (Chief inspector) |
Marek Władysław Papała (September 4, 1959 – June 25, 1998) was a Polish police officer and Chief of Police from January 3, 1997, to January 29, 1998, who died as a result of a gunshot head wound from a silenced TT pistol on June 25, 1998.[1] Officially, Papała died at the hands of a car thief turned state witness Igor L. Due to numerous inaccuracies the investigation was criticized by many former police officers and journalists.[2][3]
The Papała contract killing is widely regarded[according to whom?] as the most serious unsolved crime involving former communist security services SB, high-ranking members of the government, and the mafia, since Poland's transition to democracy in 1989.[citation needed]
Awards and decorations
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Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (posthumously, 1998)
Silver Cross of Merit (21 October 1993)
Medal „Milito Pro Christo” (posthumously, 2001)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fijnaut, Cyrille; Paoli, Letizia (2007-01-21). Organised Crime in Europe: Concepts, Patterns and Control Policies in the European Union and Beyond. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781402027659.
- ^ Jachowicz, Jerzy (2012-04-27). "Wiele słabych punktów" [Many weak points]. SE.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Turaliński, Kazimierz (2012-04-27). "Udało się – postawiono zarzut winnemu". WP.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2012-05-05.
External links
[edit]- Europe Former Polish police chief shot, BBC News Europe, Friday, June 26, 1998
- Ex-Polish Police Chief Is Found Shot Dead, New York Times, June 27, 1998
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