Kielce court acquits 88-year-old prosecutor accused of communist crimes
The Regional Court in Kielce has issued an acquittal verdict in the case of an 88-year-old prosecutor whom the Institute of National Remembrance had accused of involvement in communist crimes.
Kielce court acquits 88-year-old prosecutor accused of communist crimes
The Regional Court in Kielce has issued an acquittal verdict against an 88-year-old prosecutor, whom the Institute of National Remembrance brought to trial in connection with charges relating to communist crimes.
The trial took place before the Kielce courts of justice. The IPN, the body responsible for prosecuting crimes against the Polish nation and communist crimes, was the prosecuting party in this case.
Ultimately, the court determined that the charges had not been proven and issued an acquittal. The verdict represents a defeat for the Institute of National Remembrance in these proceedings.
The case concerned events from the period of the Polish People's Republic and constituted part of broader efforts conducted by the IPN aimed at accounting for crimes committed by the apparatus of repression of the communist state.
Source: Gazeta Wyborcza Kielce
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