Úřad dokumentace a vyšetřování zločinů komunismu

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The Úřad dokumentace a vyšetřování zločinů komunismu , abbreviated ÚDV , German Authority for Documentation and Investigation of the Crimes of Communism , is a Czech , state-wide working department of the criminal police and thus the Ministry of the Interior, which investigated the illegal activities of state organs in the years 1948–1989 To investigate and uncover Czechoslovakia . The head office is in Prague .

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The agency was created on January 1, 1995 by merging the agency for documentation and investigation of the activities of the State Security (StB) (which was subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior) and the Documentation Center of the Illegality of the Communist Regime (which was subordinate to the public prosecutor's office and the Ministry of Justice) . Since January 1, 2002, the authority has been subordinate to the criminal police and their investigation service.

In this capacity she continues the uncovering of criminal acts of state organs from the time of communist rule 1948–1989. The actions of the communist regime and its repressive apparatus, such as violations of human rights and international law , the suppression of various political, religious, social and other opinions and groups, the activities of the StB secret police and participation in show trials , suspected torture and unlawful acts, are checked and documented Executions or judicial murder .

In addition, the discoveries are also used for criminal prosecution - in mid-2008 there were 192 prosecuted people. Prominent former officials of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia charged as a result of the ÚDV's investigation include the country's former prime minister, Lubomír Štrougal , as well as other attorneys general, several ministers and deputy ministers, five members of the political bureau, some senior army commanders , etc.

The agency is also involved in various security reviews. It is also worth mentioning the publication of the archives of the former Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in 1999/2000.

The results of the work are documented and made available to the public in the form of numerous reports (all in German translation):

The Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů (Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes) has set itself a similar area of ​​responsibility .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ÚDV, Prezentace Policie ČR, online at: aplikace.mvcr.cz ( memento of August 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), Czech, accessed on August 7, 2010
  2. ↑ ÚDV, information on cases, online at: aplikace.mvcr.cz/.../pripady ( Memento from May 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on August 7, 2010
  3. ↑ Communist accused former prime minister Strougal for abuse, report of 31 July 2001, online at: www.radio.cz (German), accessed 7 August 2010
  4. ↑ Lubomír Boháč, Po Václavu Bendovi (especially section "Zač Úřad může a zač ne"), online at: www.listy.cz , Czech, accessed on August 7, 2010

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