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THE MAKING OFPRISODr. Dan-Sim

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. First, two Military Ordlnances rvereand forbidding communist activitieinstigatlons and revolts)

. Leged Persod elor Juridice G Theliamework for dissolving antination. Leged penltu rept'imdreau ot ifi'csome infractions against public ordeMonitorul Oficial no. 2'79 I 19 l2.l9lssued against communist actjvities

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Tl-e oo-rcard r'.d.ianJmar^ec or helroSecttou,Junc2lt'l910.S.tlc:tu[rhtsr,asdo not know \.vhat Stratilescu answered toSteD 2: The follow-up and decoding ofsApafi from the described situation, sometiinformers], allou'ed rhe Police to turn them

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aut at Pdsclt, [he is] i fonler ofthe Sis v,ell olganised).In fact, nothing was 'lvell o|ganised' as thePolice (probably together with its address

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Step 3: The ArrestThe next logical step was the arrest ofcomor the inrerception ofconpromising maternrall interccpted by the Sig|clt|!at. Lrsing th

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From 1938: lhe Rcgul.tio s Ltpon...lhe pr2 ,1 193E" published in Moniroml Oficlal n. ,\tt. 292. Duriry the preliminary itsor ha,e any kind o-f conmunicalion oupennis\ion. He i.sJrce to senc:l closeLl ltlFrom 19,13: the Cade.i C tinliu.tl Proced. Arl. 266. the arreste,:lprisoner ts alcatnnuttrcatians ouly y,ilh lhe exdntit

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Ster, ,li The T.ial bv Militare TribunalsAfter the suspects' initjai examination (nareleased, proven innocent, or sent lor furtspecial arrangement" their trial fbr politicaTribunal.s (Trbrnale mllitare) ofRomania'prevenili' - preventives, or kept in preve(inchisori militare) This is the explanationPrisons was nritten by civilians and not b

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When those confined were ill, they were tefunctioning in same area, near the mention1913 mentioned above:

Afi. 33. Ilhen dn arrested is ill. hethe ha\pil.tl d d h.mcle.l o\iet tNith dnguardiug it the responsibilit),^ af the h

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The Penitenciary Larv of 1929:. Art. 12. The political detainees\rill hespecidl rcylations.

Att 91. Ihe pe itel]ciaty director [.. ]The Decree oflaw no 2418 / 1935 (pLrbii

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Fig.1l: 29.7 1938: Posrcard sent lrorn PRofDoftana, arrival i0 7 19i8 in TELEGAonly after the postage due was paid on I3place \.vith the oval red marking (used in lPenitenciarul Special . DOFTAN-4. / CPen i tenc ury L)oft dt kt Cetrored).

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Eg:U: 10.7. l94l . postcard written bJ' a Hcommunist liom Peritenc iarul Special Cahere with the 5line marklng reading: PeniCaransebeg / CENSURdT / Rugim scriromi- / neqte pi numai pe cirti po$tale.7'he Specic Penilentiary Caransebes .t (lenan postcatds) - postmarked l5 7.1941 in C