The Ministry of Internal Affairs handed over to the National Museum of Holodomor-Genocide 7 more declassified criminal cases
Today, September 7, the International Forum “Mass Artificial Famines: Remembering, Honoring” was held in Kyiv, dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holodomor-genocide of 1932-1933 and the mass artificial famines of 1921-1923 and 1946-1947.
The purpose of the Forum is to unite society in order to spread the truth about the crimes committed by the communist totalitarian regime. Representatives of the Verkhovna Rada and the Government of Ukraine, international, non-governmental organizations, scientific community took part in the event.
During the Forum, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Mary Akopian handed over 7 more classified criminal cases to the National Holodomor-Genocide Museum.
“The Ministry of Internal Affairs, together with other institutions and partners, cares about the preservation of cultural heritage. We carry out the selection, preservation and digitization of historical documents, which today are in the funds of the state archive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Today we are handing over to the museum electronic and paper copies of seven more declassified criminal cases involving specific people, specific convicts. I am convinced that our joint work will contribute to the emergence of fundamentally new research, the establishment of historical justice and the preservation of historical memory,” said Mary Akopian.
Recall that a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Ministry of Interior and the National Museum of Holodomor-Genocide on the provision of access to previously classified archival materials. Earlier, as part of this cooperation, the museum received two digitized copies of declassified archival materials of criminal cases.
“The Holodomor was and is a crime that has no statute of limitations. It is very important to preserve the memory of the Ukrainian people about those times, to restore historical and social justice towards the victims of repression. The task of our generation is to preserve and develop our national memory, historical and cultural heritage of the Ukrainian nation, to contribute to the nationally patriotic education of children and youth,” the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs emphasized.
During the commission of the crime of genocide in 1932-1933 in the USSR and on the ethnic lands and places of compact residence of Ukrainians in the USSR, the communist totalitarian regime destroyed 10 million 500 thousand Ukrainians, including 4 million Ukrainian children.
Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Photo by Oleg Suprun
