THE POLISH MILITARY JUDICATURE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001700260005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 25, 2011
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 4, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL 1NT' IfW{r; ;cT_
I WAT
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF fl
The Polish TIillltnxry Judicature
OP ITS CONTENTS IN ANT AIR TO All UNAUT OPIE[D PZOCON I$ PCO-
UIDITCD BY LAO. RAPROQUCT(OF1 OF THIS FORD 19 PCOWSITCO. MY-
EVER, MFORCIATIOM COItTA1RED IN OODY OF THE PQRPT MAY el IJ7ILIZED
At the erul of the'sr, form Pol:ldh judges and law offlcere a pored
for service in the Polish udica i me. As many of tie ua ra not In
favor of the principles of the pr isent rem, espec ;ia1ly a? garde
ar5J mnal law, the Goverment, exe;l ided all cases of - political eharao-
ter from the jtirisdiotion of the Polish general.con -ts and transferred
there to the military courts.
2. During 1944 and 1945 the pc iers ,f the military jud tc ture rar-bed ex
cluciive r in the hands of Sovic t. officers. In 1946 there t ,,a a gradual
dep arm of Soviet offlcex a t?r r>t a poste; in the jud:' cature , gre tail
over by men trained and truly ci by the Soviets, who carry out unreservedly
the political p rob xa laid dotri. by the present re 1 for ' litica1
crirrae " 0
3. Candidates for posts in the m. Utr{ry judicaturee.' al';hourOh , ~,z ey endeavor
to impress the nat 'on that thy represent our-officll Polish p ablic
opinion, in realit represent nr the Cor a.nist pxaicy issz.:I,i from
the governing stra=ta ._. ' fe c r Poles w oa they have succeedrxl in Wmning
over- to their views ire placid prominent posts the 3urlicaturc,
Wt they are denied :liidew~endc t ce of action and are ?' free ted in their
activities by the other,. Th : ra are a few Soviet &'f lcers left
in the n litar3r Judicature. '.Tay are engaged in co a'brollInr; anc
structing the others. The fo1;towIng is a list of s,;+no of t?.aa p~}rsnr l
er ,l d In the military Judis trues s
Chief of the Juclicattann Colonel Holder, 'polish c:.tiwen? He
clod Proaeoutor-fa-Chief was an articled ,ierk to a l iv r
In Kolcm3a befor 3 the tzar0
First Deputy of the r4--ow.. Colonel Skmltrrsz s ki ?utrj t
cutos in-Chief officer t?>ho s'jpa?,:s 1i ttl=; Polish.
C7uief of SImcial Cases va Lt. Col. Podloww"cl - Po"J ish eiti-
i.e. political trials one t graduate l in eats in 1939,.
Chief of Penal. Departr ra. Lt. Cole fate , Polish citizen,
( nesty Sa c t"ion) a latVer from. TWa. . sa6J.
CLASSIFICATION SECffIE'f Coi3'PPLoL U.S. 0: IG1A1>8 ONLY
STATE NAVY O DIS7t.3z1TI0N
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GENCY REFURT
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4 August 1948
DATE, DIS1 R. 50X1-HUM
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(LISTS) [BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORM,MON FOr, THE RESEARCH
US EE OF TRAINED INTEL. -IGENCE ANAL.,YSTS
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OUAI-rMUM
C E I M i l l , I T M ACETITCY
The post of cbai. n of the Mi itaz r Supreme Coin ',,, 4F p:c~~,; rt held "qr 50X1-H U M
a Soviet officer, eras taken over by ..Jm 3y'alaw r'= kxi r U a rict
Judge at l szowp who was knocra "Sa a Via." leader he '~~-?''
iioruald K1ooir, former District A&dr . s x? I, on : $ctre:
district , also a. member of t r"&w.na le" before t
ix i.'p .4`l~JF. VGI 0 ^
o r"roc .,mow 50X1-HUM
N~a "Sanaeja" u as the ruling political ,group in -O)A r't 7::::p ? 19599
led by the late Narslmal PPilo-ada and continued by h.'.ri et;ocasso:'s after
hie death, It te worth no ,: g that the more rnp '. ~afi~ po ; , in the
Judicature todair are held not on3v b,7 Con lists a. :'t :'.wr:t o a.: of ices o,
but also by saw e:- I'Sanac i " adherentts, who have : Y .e a cc.,. apl ote volte-
face in becoming, Cc tiunist : ollo4. ors.
5o When dealing with political eases, all 3udicia7 o. the instance
is carried out the regional military courts a P osecut rs a
offices. A von, careful a?31eetion tai been made f ann. gav? jud; s And
prosecutors., and all persons u o appor r 3d to be in, M s'.3.r`ite. t degree
uncertain or not suff-Iciently loyal, ha=rp been re It -'e d by,, Gown nist
el me ts.,
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