Zbigniew Siemiątkowski Explained

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

• 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

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operation of a Black site in Poland,^[3] which was again hidden from the public.^[4] The charges were subsequently withdrawn.^[5]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

• History of Polish intelligence services
• List of Poles

Notes and References

1. Web site: WBJ. WBJ. https://archive.today/20120314161723/http://www.wbj.pl/?command=article&id=22412&. 2012-03-14.
2. Web site: Zbigniew Siemiątkowski - pierwsze uzupełnienie do biografii. salon24.pl. 30 April 2012 . pl. 2019-05-10.
3. Web site: Polish Ex-Official Charged With Aiding C.I.A. . New York Times . 2012-03-27 . 2012-03-30.
4. Web site: Zarzuty za polskie więzienie CIA. wyborcza.pl. 27 March 2012. 2012-10-03.
5. Web site: Geottig . Marcin . Polish prosecutors to drop charges in CIA jail inquiry: report . Reuters . Reuters . 2020-11-03.