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 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.
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References
- ↑ 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
- 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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