WINCENTY ZACHORA

In Łapszów, on 13 September 1948 at 1.30 p.m. I, Zygmunt Chruściel from the Citizens’ Militia Station in Koszyce, acting on the instruction of the Deputy Prosecutor pursuant to Article 20 of the provisions introducing the Code of Criminal Procedure (KPK), Article 257 of the KPK, due to the absence of the Judge, taking into account that any delay could lead to a loss of traces or evidence of the crime, which would have been obliterated before the arrival of the Judge, following the procedures set out in Articles 235–240, 258 and 259 of the KPK, with the participation of witness Franciszek Wróblewski, whom I advised of the obligation to confirm the consistency of the report with the actual course of proceedings by his own signature, interviewed the person named below as a witness. Having been advised of the significance of the oath, the right to refuse to testify due to the reasons provided in Article 104 of the KPK, and the criminal liability for making false declarations as stated in Article 140 of the Penal Code, the witness took the oath and testified as follows:


Name and surname Wincenty Zachora
Parents’ names Jan and Maria
Age 47
Date of birth 27 February 1901
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic
Occupation farmer
Place of residence Łapszów, Koszyce commune, Pińczów district
Relationship to the parties none

With regard to the present matter, I know the following: I confirm that Władysław Michalec resided in Łapszów with his parents until 1944. I cannot say whether he belonged to any organization. Being the village administrator during the occupation, I was visited by the Germans in February 1944. They ordered me to clear out and come with them to Władysław Michalec’s place. There, the Germans took Władysław Michalec outside his house and shot him dead. The late Władysław Michalec was buried in the cemetery in Koszyce, Pińczów district.

At that the report was concluded and signed after being read out.