33 years after the brutal killing and robbery in Zgorzelek, officers of the Central Bureau of Police Investigation detained 2 persons suspected of committing this crime. The events of January 21, 1992, erstwhile 1 of the employees of the cantor was killed as a consequence of the robbery, and the perpetrators robbed a staggering PLN 1 billion (today PLN 100,000 after denomination), were widely commented on in the media and became a symbol of the impunity of years of political transformation in Poland. Now, thanks to fresh evidence, the case has come to a breakthrough.
Robbery Balls: Drama in broad daylight
The crime occurred in broad daylight, outside the Center's Commercial Home on Okrzei Street in Zgorzelec. 2 masked men watched a currency exchange exchange for respective days, planning a robbery. On January 21, 1992, the workers of the cantor left the building, carrying a paybag, the attackers attacked without warning. They fired firearms, killing 1 of the men, Caesar L. The second employee, Grzegorz C., survived miraculously.
The perpetrators fled the scene, taking a leather bag with money. The drama of the situation and the brutality of the perpetrators have shaken public opinion. Despite an intense investigation conducted by the Provincial Prosecutor's Office in Jelenia Góra, the case failed to be resolved, and in June 1992 the investigation was dropped due to deficiency of evidence.
Unsolved Case for decades
Over the years, the execution and robbery in Zgorzelec has remained unsolved. Even the financial reward for information likely to lead to imprisonment of perpetrators did not yield the expected results. The crime became synonymous with the powerlessness of the judiciary and the hardships that Poland faced in the first years of the transformation.
Breakthrough Years: fresh Evidence on the Case
Thanks to the persistence of CBŚP officers in Wrocław, operating under the supervision of the Lower Silesian Department of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Prosecutor's Office, there was a breakthrough in the case. As he informed the horseshoes. Krzysztof Wrześniowski, the police re-examined the case file and conducted a number of procedural proceedings.
"The fresh evidence collected and the findings made on the basis of it gave emergence to the detention and prosecution of 2 persons connected with the robbery and the assassination of Cezary Ł., as well as the attempted execution of Grzegorz C.," said the spokesperson for the CBŚP.
Both suspects are presently in custody, and the D.A. is conducting further legal proceedings.
The importance of justice
The solution to a 33-year-old crime puzzle proves the effectiveness of modern investigative methods and the determination of police and prosecutors to prosecute justice. This case shows that even after decades, justice can prevail, and the perpetrators of the most violent crimes will be held accountable.
This case will surely find its place in the past of the Polish judiciary as 1 of the most spectacular successes in solving alleged cold cases.
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Breakthrough on the mysterious crime of 33 years ago in Zgorzelec
