Polish Security Chief Apologizes for Abuses
- Share via
WARSAW — The head of Poland’s feared security police apologized for its past abuses of power Friday as Parliament debated its abolition.
Deputies in the Solidarity-dominated Sejm applauded as Gen. Jerzy Karpacz told them: “I know that some people present in this hall today have suffered in the past from the security service. I would like to bow deeply before them and say sorry.”
His remarks came amid debate on a bill disbanding the security police and the Citizens’ Militia and replacing them with an Office for the Protection of the State and a national police force.
More to Read
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.