REPORTS EX-MINISTER LECHOWICZ TO BE TRIED

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 20, 2011
• Sequence Number: 665
• Publication Date: March 22, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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Military; Political - Security
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REPORTS EX-MINISTER LECHOWICZ TG BE TRIED
SAYS GOVERAlfENT WILL STAGB "SHOW" TRIALS -- Ostatnie WSndomescl, No 139,
9 Dec 49
According to a recent well-informed source from Poland, the gcvernment
is getting ready to stage a series of sbov trials, starting with the former
minister, Lechowicz; several vice-ministers, and other high state officials.
The n+mes of the accused vice-ministers, Dublel and Jnroezewlez, were
already mentioned at the ]ast p]enm of the ~1nlted Polish Worker' a party as
accomplices of Lechowlcz. Premier Cyrankievlcz declared then that another
accomplice of Lechovicz was T. Kochanovicz, the recently arrested Vice-MSnieter
of Social Security. It is also highly probab)e that Kowalewekl, Grosicki, and
Borowy, three other vice-ministers, will be brought to trial together with
Lechowlcz.
The Lechowicz trial aims at uncovering incriminatory evidence to be used
in the future trial of Gomulka, Spychalski, and K1lezko. This trial will also
determine the fate of many others, but will mainly hit former supporters of the
present regime from the Democratic Party, of v61ch Lechowicz vas one of the fore-
most leaders.
The position of Lechowicz's old friend and protector, ChaJn, is likely to
be shaken. Following she former's arrest, ChnJn loot hie post u Vice-Minister
of Justice, and vas put, together with Gomulka, in the secondary position of
vice-president of the Supreme Control Commission. TSere they are closely
vatchr_d by the president, General Jozviak, known ae "Witold," former vice-
mirister of the sec~.irity police.
Several PSL leaders, in:luding BryJn and Mre Hulevicz, have been awaiting
trial for 2 years. It is generally believed Sn Poland that their trial follow-
ing the usual tactics, would have taken place before the merger of the PSL, but,
apparently, that vas not the intentions of the Politburo.
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The editors oP the Catholic weekly T~godnik Warszawski have been in ,Jail
without trial for more than 2 years. Priest Kaczyneki, Studentovicz, Kxasie-
boraki, and others were imprisoned when their veeo-l,. ..e _
the police. They will be held in prison until the tlmervhen theySecurityupolice
decideato use the trial as a pretext for an attack on the Catholic Church in
Poland.
GETS 3-YEAR SENTENCE FOR GOSSIP -- Ziemia Pomarska, No 11, 12 Jan 50
The Appellate Court in Bydgoszcz sentenced Pawel Kraszucki to 3 years'
imprisonment and the lose of civil rights for spreading false rumors and
gossip likely to damage seriously the interests of the Polish state.
Kraezucki's xhispering campaign on political and economic matters was
entirely false and was intended to undermine the morale of Polish factory
workers.
ACQUIT NIGHT WATCHMAPI CHARGED WITH ARSON -- Ziemla Pomorska, No 11, 12 Jan 50
A.t an emergency hearing, the Appellate Court in Bydgoszcz tried Zygmunt
Szple~, a night watchman at the Warta-Goplo Canal construction pro,Ject,
suspects.. of having set fire to a large grain stack near Aleksandroxo Ku,Javskie.
Because of inauffic~ent evidence, Szplet was acquitted.
SOVIET ARMY raTACAMENTS CONCENTRATING IN POLAND -- Slovo Katolickie, No 51,
17 Dec 4G
Lnrge Soviet Army units, some detn_hmente coming directly from the USSR
and others transferred frog eastern Germany, are being Bent to Poland's western
territories. Quarters for the larger unite hove been prepared along the Lignicn-
Wegllniec route. Nev detachments of the Soviet Army have been quartered in
Painow, Tomaszow, Zebrzydova, Zaga,jnik, Wegliniec, M1lkovice, Cho,jnow, an~i the
neighboring villages. Boleslaviec is the center of n large concentration of
Soviet antitank artillery and the MGB Moto