Policajné riaditeľstvo v Prešove

Policajné riaditeľstvo v Prešove 

Police Directorate in Prešov was established on 10 November 1938. After the Vienna Arbitration (November 2, 1938), Košice was ceded to Hungary and, together with several other political institutions and offices, the Police directorate was moved from Košice to Prešov. The new Police Directorate in Prešov started its activity on January 1, 1939 and its territorial jurisdiction was completely identical to the territory of the later established Šariš-Zemplín County. The structure of the Police Directorate consisted of five departments. Since its establishment, it has been subject to the Interior Ministry of the Slovak Land (Slovenská krajina), following the creation of the Slovak State (March 14, 1939) Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak State. In December 1939, the police directorates were subordinated to county and district offices, and the Police Directorate in Prešov was subordinated to the County Office of Šariš-Zemplín County in Prešov. Since January 1940, the Police Directorate in Prešov was subordinated to the State Security Headquarters (ÚŠB) in Bratislava in matters of the state security. The police director was responsible for the police headquarters and his police activities. The first police director in Prešov was Koloman Bielický, who held this position from the beginning of 1939 until 1940. From January 1940 until mid-1942 there was the police director Gustáv Pongrácz. Since July 1942 Pavel Macháček has been in this position.Police directorate in Prešov was, among other things, responsible for monitoring of political oponents, Jews, foreigners. It kept the lists of foreign citizens and acted against the illegal crossing of borders. It also dealt with matters of press and its censorship.  

Policajné riaditeľstvo v Prešove