Stefan Michnik

Stefan Michnik
Born(1929-09-28)28 September 1929
Drohobycz, Poland
(now Drohobych, Ukraine)
Died27 July 2021(2021-07-27) (aged 91)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Other namesKarol Szwedowicz
nom de guerre Kazimierczak
CitizenshipPolish, Swedish
Occupation(s)Judge, communist security agent.[1]
Known forState Security Services (Urząd Bezpieczeństwa)
Stefan Michnik's place of work at Koszykowa Street in Warsaw, Regional Military Court (Wojskowy Sąd Rejonowy, WSR)

Stefan Michnik (28 September 1929 – 27 July 2021[2]) was a military judge of the Soviet-dominated regime in post-World War II Poland, and a captain in the communist Polish People's Army. He was involved in the politically-motivated arrest, trial, imprisonment and/or execution of a number of Polish anti-communist fighters and activists.[3] Many of those persecuted by Michnik also fought against Nazi Germany during World War II, as members of the Polish resistance.[4]

After de-stalinization, Michnik went into exile in 1968, and had lived in Storvreta, Sweden.[5]

After the collapse of communism in Poland (1989), Michnik was formally implicated by the Polish justice system in communist crimes relating to his tenure as a military judge.[6]

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  2. ^ Nie żyje Stefan Michnik, brat redaktora naczelnego „Gazety Wyborczej”. Miał 92 lata (in Polish)
  3. ^ IPN (2007). "Przegląd mediów - 20 lutego 2007". Instytut Pamięci Narodowej. Archived from the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  5. ^ Tadeusz M. Płużański. "Stefan Michnik". Oczekujemy kolejnych ekstradycji. Publicystyka Antysocjalistycznego Mazowsza. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
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