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Soviet Union [USSR] Committees of People's Control
The 1979 Law on People's Control established the committees of
people's control in each republic under the supervision of the
central Committee of People's Control. These committees had the
authority to audit government and economic administration records.
Officials found guilty of illegalities could be publicly
reprimanded, fined for damages, or referred to the procurator for
prosecution. In the late 1980s, the committees of people's control
had been an invaluable instrument in Gorbachev's efforts at reform
and restructuring.
The committees of people's control extended throughout the
Soviet Union. In 1989, of the more than 10 million citizens who
served on these organs, 95 percent were volunteers. General
meetings of work collectives at every enterprise and office elected
the committees for tenures of two and one-half years. The chairman
of the Committee of People's Control and a professional staff
served for five years. The chairman sat on the Council of Ministers
(see Soviet Union USSR - Administrative Organs
, this ch.).
Data as of May 1989
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