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Crimes among the senior officers of the Citizens, Militia of the Lublin Voivodship between 1944-1954
Aparat Represji w Polsce Ludowej 1944-1989, No. 1(17) (2019), pages: 117-129
Publication date: 2023-03-28
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Abstract
The issue of crime among the senior officers of the Citizens’ Militia of the Lublin Voivodship between 1944–1954 constitutes an important element during the establishment of this formation. By analysing this issue, we can notice that the scope and character of the abuses is similar in the entire Citizens’ Militia personnel. The vast majority of crimes are offences related to the abuse of their power, such as unlawful searches and confiscation of property. There were also unjust arrests, beatings, extortion of testimonies, as well as repeated cases of immoral conduct. In comparison with the officers of the Public Security Office, this group committed a much smaller number of the most serious crimes. However, only small portion of them were subject to explanatory proceedings, and only some of them ended in convictions. The main mitigating factor, in almost all of the disciplinary or court proceedings, was the officer’s political past and his merits.
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