The City & the City

by

China Miéville

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The militsya is the Ul Qoman equivalent of the policzai.
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Militsya Term Timeline in The City & the City

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Chapter 12
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...is there, he will be treated as a “consultant” and a “guest”; the Ul Qoman militsya will be leading the investigation. Borlú asks if he can travel, and Dhatt replies that... (full context)
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The militsya recently got a call regarding Mahalia’s best friend, another PhD student called Yolanda Rodriguez. Yolanda... (full context)
Chapter 13
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...sees people walking around the site and security personnel guarding it. As Borlú looks, two militsya officers come over and ask what he’s doing. Borlú claims to just be “interested in... (full context)
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The militsya officers apologize and offer to escort Borlú back to his hotel. The next morning, Dhatt... (full context)
Chapter 18
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...believe it does. In the midst of their discussion, some of Dhatt’s colleagues from the militsya come over, seemingly wanting to provoke a fight with Borlú. Dhatt assures them that Borlú... (full context)
Chapter 19
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...and promising he will not harm Yolanda. He promises that he is not with the militsya and that he wants to help them. In the living room, Yolanda sits on a... (full context)
Chapter 21
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...and try to act normally, but they feel paranoid. Dhatt agrees to arrange getting a militsya uniform for Yolanda, and one for Borlú as well, just to make the process of... (full context)
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...including telling the Gearys that they have must speak to a new contact in the militsya—something Borlú feels bad about. At half past midnight, Bowden calls again. Borlú tells him he... (full context)
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...she promises to call him from Canada. In the car, Dhatt gives Borlú and Yolanda militsya uniforms to change into. When they arrive at Copula Hall, the guards do not ask... (full context)
Chapter 22
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...and starts to drive, hoping to catch the shooter; because he is still in his militsya uniform, no one stops him. He wonders where Breach is, but then realizes that, again,... (full context)
Chapter 23
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...figures bring in a projector, where they play footage of Bowden being interrogated by the militsya. Bowden insists that Orciny doesn’t exist. (full context)