Verkhovna Rada declassifies KGB archives

Apr. 9, the Ukrainian legislators passed the law declassifying KGB and other repressive services archives, Ukrayinska pravda reports.

The law was supported by 261 lawmakers.

All the archives with open access to them will be transferred to the Institute of National Memory.

INM director Vyatrovych says the KGB victims and their families can close access to the related files.

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