ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW “ON THE REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS OF POLITICAL REPRESSION” BY THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF THE UDMURT REPUBLIC

Abstract

Implementation of the provisions of the Law of the Russian Federation of October 18, 1991 “On the rehabilitation of victims of political repression” in the Udmurt Republic is one of the areas of activity of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Udmurt Republic. The state charged the prosecutor's office, the Federal Security Service, internal affairs and archival institutions of the country with the responsibility to carry out work aimed at restoring historical justice in relation to persons who were subjected to repression for political and religious beliefs, on social, national and other grounds. The declassification of individual regulations and materials of criminal cases in the field of application of state coercive measures made it possible to rehabilitate a significant number of citizens. The authors provide examples of poor quality work of the inquiry and investigation bodies. The main legal acts regulating the issues of rehabilitation of victims of political repression in Russia and restoration of justice for some of the repressed in their historical aspect are reviewed and characterized. The authors note that the investigation of cases against participants in the Izhevsk-Votkinsk uprising was carried out according to a simplified scheme. It is noted that the repressive apparatus of the young Soviet state was at the stage of formation during this period of time, that its core consisted of illiterate and poorly educated persons. This could not but affect the quality of the cases being investigated and the validity of the decisions applied in these cases, and repressions in general.