International Anti-Fascist Congress held with participation of representative from Belarus’ Prosecutor General’s Office
Igor Moroz, the Director of the Scientific and Practical Centre for the Problems of Strengthening Law and Order at the General Prosecutor’s Office of Belarus, took part in the 1st International Anti-Fascist Congress at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre near Moscow – as reported by BelTA, referring to the Department of Interaction with Mass Media and Editorial Activities of the Prosecutor General’s Office
The Russian Defence Ministry organised the congress to become a platform for defending the historical truth about the decisive contribution of the USSR to the defeat of fascism during WWII, as well as to counteract the spread of Nazi ideology.
In his report Igor Moroz told how the Prosecutor General’s Office of Belarus opposes the rehabilitation of Nazism. In particular, he referred to the course and results of the investigation of the criminal case on genocide, as well as the laws adopted on the supervisory authority’s initiative which establish criminal liability for the glorification of Nazism and denial of the genocide of the Belarusian people.
The Director of the Scientific and Practical Centre drew attention that the adopted legal acts implement the provisions of the Nuremberg Tribunal’s verdict. He recalled that the verdict handed down by the tribunal on behalf of the international community recognised the Soviet soldier as a liberator, and the SS as a criminal organisation. This is the basis for the introduction of responsibility for the rehabilitation of Nazism, including in such forms as discrediting the role of the USSR in the war and glorifying Nazi ideology, demonstrating Nazi symbols, glorifying Nazi criminals. In his speech, Igor Moroz noted that the practice of applying legislative acts in the field of countering Nazism demonstrates their effectiveness.
At the same time, the representative of Belarus informed the congress participants that Lithuania and Latvia do not provide legal assistance in a criminal case on genocide.
When asked about joining the efforts of Russian and Belarusian law enforcement officers, Igor Moroz said that the Prosecutor General’s Offices of the two countries are liaising. Belarusian and Russian colleagues have common approaches while there are no differences in the legal assessment of the events under investigation.
Thematic sections were organised at the event which discussed the historical background and conditions for the emergence of the ideology of fascism, the reasons for the existence and manifestations of neo-Nazism in the modern world, and the work with youth as a key area of activity for international anti-fascist forces.
