Proces protiv molvarskog župnika Stjepana Kovačića nakon Drugog svjetskog rata. (Croatian)

The trial against parish priest Stjepan Kovačić from Molve after the Second World War. (English)

After the Second World War, the Communist Party in Yugoslavia carried out a severe persecution of the Roman Catholic clergy due to ideological reasons. An example of such persecution is the case of Stjepan Kovačić, pastor from Molve, who was arrested in June 1945, after which his judicial ordeal began. In record time, he was interrogated and, in a staged trial, convicted of being an active Ustasha member. He was further convicted of mass killing, and eventually imprisoned in Stara Gradiška, where he died in 1948. Although sick and basically without grounds for long-term imprisonment, he did not live to see his return to freedom despite numerous pleas and appeals. This article contributes to the memory of the priest who led the parish in Molve for 24 years, and who died in prison as a disenfranchised political prisoner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nakon Drugog svjetskog rata Komunistička partija u Jugoslaviji iz ideoloških razloga izvršila je velik progon rimokatoličkog svećenstva. Primjer takvog progona je slučaj župnika u Molvama Stjepana Kovačića, koji je uhićen u lipnju 1945. godine nakon čega je započela njegova pravosudna kalvarija. U rekordnom roku on je ispitan i u montiranom postupku osuđen za aktivno ustaštvo i masovno ubijanje stanovništva te zatvoren u Staroj Gradišci, u kojoj je 1948. godine i preminuo. Iako bolestan i realno bez osnove za dugogodišnje zatvaranje, on unatoč molbama i žalbama nije dočekao povratak na slobodu. Ovaj članak pridonosi sjećanju na svećenika koji je 24 godine vodio molvarsku župu te svoj kraj života dočekao u zatvoru kao obespravljeni politički zatvorenik. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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