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|crimes = [[Torture]]<br>Human rights violations<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Terrorism]]
|crimes = [[Torture]]<br>Human rights violations<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Terrorism]]
|type of villains = Paramilitary Police
|type of villains = Paramilitary Police
|Image=ZOMO.png|type of villain=Paramilitary Police}}
|image=Oznaka MO na mundur ćwiczebny.png|type of villain=Paramilitary Police}}


The '''ZOMO''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_language Polish]: ''Zmotoryzowane Odwody Milicji Obywatelskiej''), known in English as '''Motorized Reserves of the Citizens' Militia''', were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramilitary paramilitary]-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police police] formations during the [[Polish United Workers' Party|communist era in Poland]]. These purportedly elite units of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milicja_Obywatelska Citizens' Militia] (MO) were created to fight dangerous criminals, provide security during mass events, and help in the case of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disaster natural disasters] and other crises; however, they became known instead for their brutal and sometimes lethal actions of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_control riot control] and their role in quelling [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights civil rights] protests.
The '''ZOMO''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_language Polish]: ''Zmotoryzowane Odwody Milicji Obywatelskiej''), known in English as '''Motorized Reserves of the Citizens' Militia''', were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramilitary paramilitary]-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police police] formations during the [[Polish United Workers' Party|communist era in Poland]]. These purportedly elite units of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milicja_Obywatelska Citizens' Militia] (MO) were created to fight dangerous criminals, provide security during mass events, and help in the case of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disaster natural disasters] and other crises; however, they became known instead for their brutal and sometimes lethal actions of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_control riot control] and their role in quelling [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights civil rights] protests.