Abstract

Activists of the Evangelical Churches maintained international contacts. They received material and financial aid from Western countries. It was enough to arouse suspicion within the communist government that clergy of KChWE might have engaged in espionage on behalf of the West. For this reason, in September 1950 the key activists of the Church were arrested. In Bialystok province seven people were arrested. Three of them were released after one week, due to the lack of any evidence of espionage activity. The next three were released after five months. Sielużycki was held in the arrest longer, due to his foreign contacts (Sweden and USA). He was released in October 1951. None of them has been proven guilty.