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'''Institute of National Remembrance — Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation''' ({{lang-pl|Instytut Pamięci Narodowej — Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu}}; '''IPN''') is a ] ] created by the ] on ] ]. '''Institute of National Remembrance — Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation''' ({{lang-pl|Instytut Pamięci Narodowej — Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu}}; '''IPN''') is a ] ] created by the ] on ] ].


Its main purpose is investigating ] and ] crimes, taking care of documentation about them, providing this documentation to the public, prosecuting those who committed such crimes and educating the public in this respect. The main focus of the Institute are crimes comitted by the communist authorities of Poland prior to ]. Its main purpose is investigating ] and ] crimes, taking care of documentation about them, providing this documentation to the public, prosecuting those who committed such crimes, and educating the public in this respect. The main focus of the Institute are crimes committed by the communist authorities of Poland before ].


The first president of the IPN was ], elected by the ] for 5 years in ] ] (term ] ] – ] ]). The first president of the IPN was ], elected by the ] for five years in ] ] (term ] ]–] ]).


The second president is ], elected on 9th of December, 2005 (term started ] ]). The second president is ], elected on 9 December 2005 (term started ] ]).


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Institute of National Remembrance — Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation (Template:Lang-pl; IPN) is a Polish institution created by the IPN Act on 18 December 1998.

Its main purpose is investigating Nazi and Communist crimes, taking care of documentation about them, providing this documentation to the public, prosecuting those who committed such crimes, and educating the public in this respect. The main focus of the Institute are crimes committed by the communist authorities of Poland before 1989.

The first president of the IPN was Leon Kieres, elected by the Sejm for five years in 8 June 2000 (term 30 June 2000–29 December 2005).

The second president is Janusz Kurtyka, elected on 9 December 2005 (term started 29 December 2005).

The IPN is divided into:

  • Main Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation (Główna Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni Przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu)
  • Bureau of Provision and Archivization of Documents (Biuro Udostępniania i Archiwizacji Dokumentów)
  • Bureau of Public Education (Biuro Edukacji Publicznej)
  • Local chapters

The most widely reported case investigated by the IPN thus far is the Jedwabne Pogrom. Other cases include: Salomon Morel.

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