Acquittals in the trial for the execution of the Jaroszewiczs

On Friday, the territory Court in Warsaw acquitted all 3 defendants in the case of, among others, the assassination of erstwhile Prime Minister Piotr Jaroszewicz and his wife Alicja Solska-Jaroszewicz in 1992.

– The errors and inconsistency of the prosecution in the preparatory proceedings led to specified a judgement – said justice Stanisław Zdun at the beginning of the message of reasons.

The case active 1 of the loud crimes of the early 1990s. Piotr Jaroszewicz, Prime Minister of the Polish People's Republic from 1970 to 1980, was murdered with his wife Alicja Solska-Jaroszewicz at their home in Anina on the night of 31 August 1992. erstwhile Prime Minister, the bandits clenched a noose around their necks; they had previously abused him. His wife died from a gunshot to the head at close scope from her husband's gun.

According to the prosecutor's office, the defendants were to rob the home in Anina and Robert S. strangled Piotr Jaroszewicz and shot Alicja Solska-Jaroszewicz. In addition, Robert S. was charged with the assassination of S. matrimony in 1991 in Gdynia and the attempted execution of a man in Isabella in 1993. Dariusz S. and Marcin B. were charged with complicity in the assassination of the Prime Minister of PRL. They were all members of the alleged karate gang, which committed respective twelve robberies in the 1990s.

The trial before the territory Court in Warsaw lasted over 4 years – it began in the summertime of 2020. For more than a year, there was a phase of thorough proceeding of the defendants and verification of their version of the event. The court then questioned the witnesses.

In final speeches, the prosecution demanded a full life conviction for the main suspect Robert S., as well as 7 and 5.5 years in prison for Dariusz S. and Marcin B. The defenders claimed acquittal.

The court acquitted the defendants of all of the accused acts.

In an almost two-hour justification of the judgment, the justice cited many – in his opinion – contradictions in evidence, inaccuracies in this material and errors made by the prosecution. It was about detailed questions about how to enter the victims' house, how to overpower the dog, how to usage ladders to rob or bargain items. The court besides criticised the actions carried out in this case with suspects during the investigation stage. – I'll put it bluntly, it's procedural abuse. – justice Zdun assessed.

– The prosecution and law enforcement in the preparatory proceedings in part of the evidence proceedings did not have the assurance of the court He stressed.

At the same time, the justice pointed out the quality of the evidence secured in this case, inactive in the 1990s.

– Let me remind you, this happened in completely different times and another method realities and the functioning of the state. any things that awaken our grin of pity and frustrate us were possible and even common in those days. The cameras weren't digital, they utilized 24-cage films, so he could just end up in the camera and there was no money to buy another one. We have seen for ourselves that the tape with an crucial recording of the activity besides included a EU comma celebration. Today, it looks unimportant, but that was the reality (...). possibly the officers were bringing in private tapes to do anything at all due to the fact that there was no money for the video tape. It's hard to judge. – said the judge.

Source: PAP (Marcin Jabłoński, Nina Leszczyńska)

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