Newspaper claims it has identified the murderer of police chief Papala

Popular daily Super Express, quoting unofficial police and public prosecutor office sources, is claiming that professional assassin Ryszard Niemczyk was the killer of national police chief Marek Papala. The assassination took pla ce in June 1998, in front of Papala's home. Rumors that Niemczyk and his acc omplice Ryszard Bogucki were involved in the murder surfaced in July. The po lice also suspect the pair of responsibility in the death of notorious gang leader Andrzej K. "Pershing". The whereabouts of Niemczyk are unknown. He is currently on the run after escaping from jail in Wadowice in October last ye ar. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 7) M.K.