Sekreta polico: Malsamoj inter versioj

'''Sekreta polico''' (aŭ '''politika polico''')<ref name="BermanWaller">Ilan Berman & J. Michael Waller, "Introduction: The Centrality of the Secret Police" en ''Dismantling Tyranny: Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes'' (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006), p. xv.</ref> estas [[Spionado|spionaj]], [[Sekureco|sekurecaj]] aŭ [[polico|policaj]] agentejoj kiuj kovras operacojn kontraŭ politikaj opoziciantojn kaj [[disidento]]j. Secret police organizations are characteristic of [[totalitarian]] regimes.<ref>Juan José Linz, ''Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes'' (Lynne Rienner, 2000), p. 65.</ref> Used to protect the [[political power]] of an individual [[dictator]] or an [[authoritarian]] regime, secret police often operate outside the [[law]] and are used to repress dissidents and weaken the [[political opposition]], frequently with [[violence]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/secret-police|title=Secret police|work=Cambridge Dictionary}}</ref>

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