Štefan Tiso
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Štefan Tiso was a lawyer and president of the Supreme Court of the Slovak republic (1939-1945). He was also Prime Minister
(replacing Vojtech Tuka
), Foreign Minister
(replacing also Vojtech Tuka) and Minister of Justice (replacing Gejza Fritz) of the Slovak Republic
1944–1945. In 1944 the leaders of the pro-allied Slovak National Council Šrobár, Ursíny, Lettrich, Štefánik, Šoltés and Zaťko were not arrested, but as the members of a terrorist organization they were accused as traitors. When pro-Czechoslovak members of the senate led by Dr. Terebessy (in the 1929 and 1946 presides court against prof. Vojtech Tuka) sentenced those traitors to low penalties, Dr. Štefan Tiso proposed a simple change in process laws and the Supreme Court formed a new trial. Although some historians presume that Dr. Tiso said to the judges who were to preside over the new trial that: "The order is the death penalty. Who will not obey will be imprisoned." ("Rozkaz je trest smrti a kto neposlúchne toho nechá zavrieť."), this sentence is not based on real contemporary sources. The prosecutor in the process had a clear order from dr. Tiso as a minister of justice, to ask the court for the death penalties only for those members of group that were not within the territory of the Slovak Republic.
In a postwar trial, Štefan Tiso was sentenced to a life sentence.
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
(replacing Vojtech Tuka
Vojtech Tuka
Vojtech "Béla" Tuka was the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic between 1940 and 1945. Tuka was one the main forces behind the deportation of Slovak Jews to Nazi concentration camps in Poland...
), Foreign Minister
Foreign minister
A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
(replacing also Vojtech Tuka) and Minister of Justice (replacing Gejza Fritz) of the Slovak Republic
Slovak Republic (1939-1945)
The Slovak Republic , also known as the First Slovak Republic or the Slovak State , was a fascist state which existed from 14 March 1939 to 8 May 1945 as a puppet state of Nazi Germany. It existed on roughly the same territory as present-day Slovakia...
1944–1945. In 1944 the leaders of the pro-allied Slovak National Council Šrobár, Ursíny, Lettrich, Štefánik, Šoltés and Zaťko were not arrested, but as the members of a terrorist organization they were accused as traitors. When pro-Czechoslovak members of the senate led by Dr. Terebessy (in the 1929 and 1946 presides court against prof. Vojtech Tuka) sentenced those traitors to low penalties, Dr. Štefan Tiso proposed a simple change in process laws and the Supreme Court formed a new trial. Although some historians presume that Dr. Tiso said to the judges who were to preside over the new trial that: "The order is the death penalty. Who will not obey will be imprisoned." ("Rozkaz je trest smrti a kto neposlúchne toho nechá zavrieť."), this sentence is not based on real contemporary sources. The prosecutor in the process had a clear order from dr. Tiso as a minister of justice, to ask the court for the death penalties only for those members of group that were not within the territory of the Slovak Republic.
In a postwar trial, Štefan Tiso was sentenced to a life sentence.