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Inspectorates for the Protection of Officers of the Voivodship Office of Interior, in north-eastern Poland (1984-1990). Structures, personnel, activity
Aparat Represji w Polsce Ludowej 1944-1989, No. 1(17) (2019), pages: 61-91
Publication date: 2023-03-28
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Abstract
The establishment of the Directorate for the Protection of Functionaries in December 1984 was related to the rise of the most serious violations of law committed by the officers of the security apparatus. It was a result of the public interest in the activities of the Ministry of the Interior. This article attempts to show the functioning of the Inspectorate for the Protection of Officers in the towns of Białystok, Łomża, Olsztyn and Suwałki. The origin of the new department in the Ministry of the Interior and its field staff are also illustrated in the article. Particular emphasis has been placed on the specific disciplinary and counterintelligence activities of the Inspectorate for the Protection of Officers. The main sources are documents specifying the scope of the Inspectorate’s activities, rules for conducting explanatory proceedings, operational records of the board and cooperation with other departments of the ministry. A significant degree of preserved reporting from 1985–1990 allowed this study to statistically identify the most common types of offences. It also allowed the categorisation of cases and the results of explanatory proceedings conducted among militia and Security Service officers from north-eastern Poland.
Keywords
Directorate for the Protection of Functionaries • Inspectorate for the Protection of Functionaries • directorate archives • officer’s crimes • Białystok • Suwałki • Olsztyn branches • Łomża Zarząd Ochrony Funkcjonariuszy • Inspektorat Ochrony Funkcjonariuszy • kartoteka ZOF • przestępstwa funkcjonariuszy • WUSW Białystok • WUSW Suwałki • WUSW Łomża • WUSW Olsztyn
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