“WHISTLE-BLOWERS” AT THE POLICE STATION: A HISTORY OF TREASON
<span lang="EN-US">From May 28th, 1926, to April 25th, 1974, Portugal endured Europe’s longer dictatorship. In those years, milliards of anti-fascist militants passed through the political prisons, where they were tortured to reveal information about their organisations, and so con...
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doaj-5390e8f2ccfe4baeb63b5381b403922e2020-11-24T23:10:32ZporUniversidade Federal FluminenseAbril1984-20902013-11-0151138“WHISTLE-BLOWERS” AT THE POLICE STATION: A HISTORY OF TREASONDiana Andringa0Universidade de Coimbra<span lang="EN-US">From May 28th, 1926, to April 25th, 1974, Portugal endured Europe’s longer dictatorship. In those years, milliards of anti-fascist militants passed through the political prisons, where they were tortured to reveal information about their organisations, and so contribute to their dismantlement. Many of those prisoners were unable to resist torture and – to use the jargon – “talked under interrogation”. A confession would not only make easier to prove, in court, their membership in forbidden organisations, but allow the arrest of other activists. It would also determine the banishment from the organisation. The case of one of those militants, who, after being arrested by the political police, PIDE, yields under torture and, after confessing his activity and denouncing his comrades, becomes a traitor, is the starting point for an analysis of the interrogation methods, the use of torture, the psychological mechanisms that may have contributed to the prisoner’s reversion. The author searches to obtain answers to the question “for what reason does one resist or yield under torture?”</span>http://www.revistaabril.uff.br/index.php/revistaabril/article/view/44Prisão, interrogatório, tortura, confissão, traição |
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“WHISTLE-BLOWERS” AT THE POLICE STATION: A HISTORY OF TREASON |
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“WHISTLE-BLOWERS” AT THE POLICE STATION: A HISTORY OF TREASON |
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“whistle-blowers” at the police station: a history of treason |
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Universidade Federal Fluminense |
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1984-2090 |
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<span lang="EN-US">From May 28th, 1926, to April 25th, 1974, Portugal endured Europe’s longer dictatorship. In those years, milliards of anti-fascist militants passed through the political prisons, where they were tortured to reveal information about their organisations, and so contribute to their dismantlement. Many of those prisoners were unable to resist torture and – to use the jargon – “talked under interrogation”. A confession would not only make easier to prove, in court, their membership in forbidden organisations, but allow the arrest of other activists. It would also determine the banishment from the organisation. The case of one of those militants, who, after being arrested by the political police, PIDE, yields under torture and, after confessing his activity and denouncing his comrades, becomes a traitor, is the starting point for an analysis of the interrogation methods, the use of torture, the psychological mechanisms that may have contributed to the prisoner’s reversion. The author searches to obtain answers to the question “for what reason does one resist or yield under torture?”</span> |
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Prisão, interrogatório, tortura, confissão, traição |
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