Thursday, October 22 (10:29)
Update: Thursday, October 22 (11:07)
began the process of murder b. The police chief, gen. Marek Papala. The prosecutor read out the indictment against, inter alia car thief Igor M. ps. Stick, which was to kill Papala. According to the prosecutor’s office was a random victim, and had to fall prey to his car.
On Thursday, the District Court in Warsaw managed to begin the process of a total of seven accused. October 12 was impossible because he did not attend one of the defendants; Thursday was already present.
“stick” led to the court the police with long weapons; the only one in the process is arrested. The audience sits in a balaclava on his face.
After the reading of the indictment bases trial court suppressed for the time to answer questions by the “stick”. As he pointed out by the court – he still has the status of a crown witness, and as such entitled to “to his words and image is not distributed publicly.” It is not known how long it will take clarify the “stick”.
According to the prosecutor’s office in Lodz 41-year-old Igor M. (formerly – L., He witnessed the crowning of years of cooperating with law enforcement authorities; has a criminal record) shot Papala while trying to steal his Daewoo Espero worth “at least 31 thousand. zł.” The findings of the investigation indicate that “stick” – even before the assassination – in at least two cases of theft of luxury cars also used the weapon to intimidate drivers.
“It was an accidental victim of car thieves”
According to investigators Lodz former police chief was an accidental victim of car thieves who wanted to steal his car and just probably did not know to whom it belongs. Investigators maintain that there is no evidence that it was a murder on order, or that at all in this case was likely to be homicide.
Along with M. accused six people accused of theft at the end of the 90s a few dozen cars. Three of them also accused of attempted armed robbery against Papała.
The 38-year-old Mariusz M. according to the prosecutor’s office was also at the scene and took part in the attempt to steal the car. Initially, he had alleged involvement in the crime, but later the prosecutor’s office changed him – he is accused of attempted robbery to the detriment Papała.
“Patykowi”, according to the prosecution, punishable by 25 years in prison, and Mariusz M. – to 15 years’ imprisonment. Both in the investigation pleaded not guilty.
Before the court also faced five other members of a gang of car thieves, including: Thomas W. and brothers Robert and Dariusz J., which was accused of stealing cars and attempted robbery on Papale. J. brothers are penalties for 15 years, and Thomas W. – up to 12 years in prison
Prosecutors in Lodz took over the investigation of this case from Warsaw in 2009. A breakthrough in the investigation came in 2011. It was established when the man, who could know the circumstances of the murder Papala. Robert P. – member gang of car thieves, which included “stick” – expressed his willingness to cooperate with investigators, but provided grant him the status of a key witness. And so it happened.
One of the defenders said earlier that almost all the witnesses the prosecution presented “knowledge hearsay” and not what they had witnessed. – I asked them at the hearings when they remembered about what testified and under what circumstances – he added.
“Me and my client know that he did the act he did not commit”
Prosecutor. Jaroslaw Szubert of Lodz prosecutor’s appeal admitted that “the difficulty in this case can be many years that have passed since the incident. – I realize that some of the evidence that would be achievable after all these years achievable no longer – he added.
– Me and my client know that he did the act he did not commit – convinced defender of “stick” attorney. Rafal Zawalski. He did not want to comment on the whole matter at its present stage.
The case file count more than 400 volumes. In May the Court of Appeal in Warsaw, Igor M. detention extended until the end of November.
Chairman of the Judges Mariusz Iwaszko, who currently leads among process Boguslaw B., previously convicted in the scandal Art -B, and is now accused of fraud by the so-called. pyramid scheme. In 2011. Iwaszko judge acquitted the well-known lawyer, attorney. Jack Dubois, who was accused of obstruction of justice against alleged gangsters from Pruszkow. In 2006. sentenced and 2.5 year prison b. The policeman Edward Misztal for deprivation under martial law freedom of workers Primate Assistance Committee trapped in Warsaw.
suburbian, which had already been chief of police, was shot in Warsaw, 25 June 1998. in the car before the block in which he lived. In the course of the investigation dealt with 11 version. The case was initially carried Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw.
In 2009. He applies to a court indictment against Andrzej Z., “Slowik”, and Ryszard Bogucki, accusing them, among others, incitement to murder. In 2013. SO acquitted them of charges; many criticized the actions of law enforcement in the case, and the evidence considered “fragile”. “The court does not know why he was killed gen. Marek Papala” – said the judge. This judgment is final; not appealed the prosecutor’s office.
In 2014., for lack of evidence, Lodz prosecutors dropped the investigation ws topic. the alleged commission of the murder of General by the Polish-American businessman Edward Mazur.
No comments:
Post a Comment