Prokuratura Polski Ludowej na tle założeń prokuratury typu socjalistycznego

Abstract

Public prosecutor's office, based on Soviet patterns, was established in Poland in 1950. It was constructed as an institution responsible for prosecutions of crimes and for accusing in courts. However, there was another function, so called generall supervision. The essence of this function was to control legal action of local administration and to control citizens' behavior from the legal perspective. The structure of this office was based on Lenin's idea of independence from regional authorities. It was subordinated to so called State Council, so it was independent also from central government. In 1956, during post-Stalin changes in political life in Soviet block countries, some lawyers suggested that the prosecutor's office should be subordinated to the Ministry of Justice. This idea was rejected, because it wasn't used in Soviet block countries. Communist model of public prosecutor's office existed till 1989, when it was replaced by new laws.