Waldemar Chmielewski

Waldemar Marek Chmielewski (28 February 1955 – 5 September 2023 in Warsaw) was a former Security Service officer with the rank of lieutenant, employee of Independent Group “D” of Department IV of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, found guilty by the court of the murder of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko and sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment and demoted, as were his co-defendants Captain Grzegorz Piotrowski and Lieutenant Leszek Pękala.

Early life and education Son of Zenon and Jadwiga and a political scientist by education, Chmielewski defended his master's thesis entitled Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński – selected issues from his political and social activities, written under the supervision of Col. Ryszard Wójcicki, PhD, in September 1984 at the Academy of Internal Affairs.

Chmielewski began his service in the Milicji Obywatelskiej in July 1976. He was a member of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR), but was expelled from the party after his demotion. He was arrested on 26 October 1984. On 31 October of the same year, he was dismissed from service on disciplinary grounds and demoted to the rank of private.