Zbigniew Siemiątkowski
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Zbigniew Siemiątkowski (born 8 October 1957 in Ciechanów, Poland) is a Polish politician and political scientist. He was Minister of Internal Affairs, 1996–97, and head of the Intelligence Agency (Agencja Wywiadu, or AW), 2002 – April 2004.[1]
Life
[edit]- 1977-1981 studies at the University of Warsaw, earning a master's degree in political science
- 1987 doctorate in Humanities, University of Warsaw.
- 1981-1991 work in the Department of Journalism and Politics at the University of Warsaw.
- 1978- member of the communist PZPR, and its successors, the SdRP and SLD.
- 1995 Spokesman for the campaign of Aleksander Kwaśniewski; later appointed Assistant Secretary of State, and Deputy Chief of National Security.
- 1996-1997 Minister of Internal Affairs
- 2001-2002 Secretary of State[2]
- 2002 appointed chief of Agencja Wywiadu.
- 2004 resigned from AW.
Rendition charges
[edit]On 10 January 2012 Siemiątkowski was charged with "unlawfully depriving prisoners of their liberty" in connection with the Central Intelligence Agency's operation of a Black site in Poland,[3] which was again hidden from the public .[4] The charges were subsequently withdrawn.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "WBJ". WBJ. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14.
- ^ "Zbigniew Siemiątkowski - pierwsze uzupełnienie do biografii". salon24.pl (in Polish). 30 April 2012. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- ^ "Polish Ex-Official Charged With Aiding C.I.A." New York Times. 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "Zarzuty za polskie więzienie CIA". wyborcza.pl. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ Geottig, Marcin. "Polish prosecutors to drop charges in CIA jail inquiry: report". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 2020-11-03.[dead link]
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