Władysław Ciastoń

Władysław Ciastoń (16 December 1924 – 4 June 2021) was a Polish state official.[1][2] A member of the Polish Workers' Party (PPR) and Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR), he served as Major General of Milicja Obywatelska and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs. He also worked for the Ministry of Public Security and was Ambassador of Poland to Albania.

Władysław Ciastoń
Major General of Milicja Obywatelska
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
25 November 1981 – 10 April 1987
Personal details
Born16 December 1924
Kraków, Second Polish Republic
Died4 June 2021(2021-06-04) (aged 96)
Warsaw, Poland
NationalityPolish
Political partyPPR
PZPR

Biography

Ciastoń was acting head of the Ministry of Public Security in Wrocław and Bolesławiec from 1947 to 1949.[3] He also directed Department IV of the Committee of Public Security from March to November 1956. From 1959 to 1971, he worked in the mathematical department at the Polish Academy of Sciences. He was Director of the Security Service from 1981 to 1987 and was Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs from 1981 to 1987. In 1983, he was appointed Major General of Milicja Obywatelska.[4]

In 1984, Ciastoń was a suspect in the murder of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko.[5] He was arrested on 8 December 1984, but was acquitted thanks to intervention from the communist regime. Following the end of his ministerial term, he served as Ambassador of Poland in Tirana from 1987 to 1990. However, he was again arrested for Popiełuszko's murder on 8 October 1990 along with Zenon Płatek. He was acquitted for lack of evidence in 1994.[6]

In 2019, Ciastoń was charged with suppressing the opposition in 1982 by unlawfully drafting them into the military. He was sentenced to two years in prison.[7][8]

Władysław Ciastoń died in Warsaw on 4 June 2021 at the age of 96.[9] On 14 June, he was buried at the Powązki Military Cemetery.

Grave of Ciastoń in Warsaw

References
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  2. "Nekrolog: Władysław Ciastoń 16.12.1924-04.06.2021". Koperski (in Polish).
  3. "Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej". Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. "Nowiny : dziennik Polskiej Zjednoczonej Partii Robotniczej. 1983, nr 232-257 (październik)". Nowiny (in Polish). 11 October 1983. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. Pijaczyński, Marcin (9 December 2002). "Ciastoń niewinny". Polska.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. "Zarzut za prowokację na Chłodnej". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 20 October 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. Marosz, Maciej (22 February 2018). "Dwa lata dla komunistycznych generałów. Józef Sasin: Mam nadzieję, że nie trafię do więzienia". Niezależna (in Polish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  8. Siałkowski, Kamil (19 November 2019). "Generałowie SB skazani za prześladowanie opozycjonistów przed 37 laty". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Warsaw. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  9. Osowski, Patryk (16 June 2021). "Były szef SB spoczął na Powązkach. Historyk oburzony. Warszawa się tłumaczy". TVP Info (in Polish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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