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Russkij tekst (Original Russian text).


Workers of all nations, unite!
Ministry of Justice of the RSFSR

CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE
CODE OF THE RSFSR

Official text
with changes on 1 January 1952
and with the addition
of materials
systematized according to articles of the code

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State publishing house
of juridicial literature
Moscow 1952


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[p. 80]

SEVENTH DIVISION

Chapter Thirty-three 1)

ON THE INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW OF CASES
ABOUT TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS
AND TERRORIST ACTS
AGAINST WORKERS FOR THE SOVIET AUTHORITY

466. Investigations into cases about terrorist organizations and terrorist acts against workers for the Soviet authority (arts. 58-8 and 58-11 of the Criminal Code) shall be completed within a term of no more than ten days.

467. The indictment shall be handed to the accused one day in advance of the review of the case in court.

468. Cases are to be heard without participation of lawyers.

469. Appeals of the verdict, and likewise appeals for clemency, are not to be allowed.

470. Sentences to the supreme measure of punishment 2) are to be carried out immediately upon passing the sentence.

Chapter Thirty-four 3)

ON THE REVIEW OF CASES
ABOUT COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY WRECKING
AND SABOTAGE

471. In cases of counterrevolutionary wrecking and sabotage, the indictment shall be handed to the accused one day in advance of the review of the case in court.

472. Appeals in cases of crimes, covered by Arts. 58-7 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR (wrecking) and 58-9 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR (sabotage), are not to be allowed.

473. Sentences to the supreme measure of punishment (shooting) 2) shall be carried out immediately after the rejection of appeals by the condemned for clemency.

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