Friends, the deoccupation of Crimea is approaching and we need to understand what will happen next.
The most common question among our audience is: what will happen to the collaborators?
In fact, we must consider the degree of collaboration of each person in a particular situation. How, for example, can you compare an official or a soldier who took an oath to Ukraine and went over to the side of the occupier and a doctor who took the Hippocratic oath and continues to work and provide medical care to Ukrainians in the occupied territories? What actions should be taken? How can this be assessed?
Now all these questions remain open. In this regard, the CTRC has developed a special methodology, which is an auxiliary tool so that people can themselves assess the extent of their collaboration.
We propose 12 indicators for determining responsibility in the sanctions policy dimension, which should be applied in their entirety. To calculate indicators for a specific person, one of the options is selected, and if several options can be selected at the same time, the one that gives the most points is selected. The scores of indicators 1 to 9 are added arithmetically and the scores of indicators 10 to 12 are subtracted from the resulting number.
1. Citizenship
1.1. Citizen of Ukraine (regardless of other documents) (5)
1.2. Non-citizen of Ukraine (0)
2. Legality of stay in Crimea
2.1.Criminal stay (arrival of foreigners in Crimea with the assistance of the Russian authorities, in compliance with its instructions or orders) (5)
2.2.Illegal stay (initiative arrival of foreigners in Crimea contrary to the laws of Ukraine) (4)
2.3. Stay with violations (citizens of Ukraine who arrived in Crimea hiding from law enforcement agencies or from responsibility for separatism) (2)
2.4. Legal stay (residents of Crimea under Ukrainian law) (0)
3. Special obligations to Ukraine
3.1. An oath was given by a serviceman (except for military service and reserve) (10)
3.2. Person is the bearer of a state secret (6)
3.3. An oath was given by another civil servant (including police, tax, etc.) (4)
3.4. Other public commitment was given (local self-government, notaries, lawyers) (2)
3.5. Person has no special obligations to Ukraine (0)
4. Termination of obligations to Ukraine
4.1. Person has not terminated his (her) obligations (5)
4.2. Person has terminated his/her obligations (passed the procedure of dismissal, from office) (0)
5. Status in the system of occupation power
5.1. Military service in favor of the Russian Federation (RF Armed Forces, Rosguard, except for “conscription”, “military assembly”) (20)
5.2. Militarized service in favor of the Russian Federation in punitive bodies interacting with the population (police, other punitive bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, border service, FSO, FSB, penitentiary service) (19)
5.3. Paramilitary services for the benefit of the Russian Federation, interacting with the population (18)
5.4. Other service in favor of the Russian Federation in punitive bodies interacting with the population (investigative committee and prosecutor’s office) (17)
5.5. Judicial Service (Judges, Assistants of the Judges, Court Secretaries) (17)
5.6. Public service in the federal and “regional” authorities of the Russian Federation (16)
5.7. “Elected” positions involving permanent performance of government functions (“mayors”, “justices of the peace”) (16)
5.8. “Municipal service” in the territory of Crimea (14)
5.9. “Elected” positions that provide for the temporary performance of government functions (“local deputies”, “jurors”) (12)
5.10. Positions that are not authoritative but involve public functions (lawyers, private notaries, arbiters, arbitrators, inspectors, etc.) (10)
5.11. Managers and responsible officials of enterprises, institutions, organizations, in particular in the fields of production, transport, communications, education, science, culture, media, which are formally or de facto under the control of the occupying authorities (8)
5.12. Managers and responsible officials of enterprises, institutions, organizations, associations of citizens who are not under the control of the occupiers, but constantly or periodically perform the functions of servicing or ensuring the activities of the occupying authorities (6)
6. Attitude to the tasks of the occupying power
6.1. Initiative performance of tasks of the occupying power in its interests, using “official opportunities” (10)
6.2. Execution of tasks of the occupying power within the framework of “official obligations” (0)
7. Negative consequences of cooperation with the occupiers 30
7.1. Committing international crimes (seizure of private property, conscription of Crimeans, deportation of Crimeans from Crimea, application of Russian laws, which grossly violated human rights, participation in aggression against Ukraine, its preparation and provision) (30)
7.2. Gross violations of fundamental human rights (involvement in murder, torture, abduction, long-term imprisonment, especially ill-treatment, racial discrimination) (28)
7.3. Other violations of human rights (imposition of fines, evictions, searches, violations of privacy, prohibition of meetings, organizations, media, interference in religious activities, etc.) (24)
7.4. Violation of public interests (destruction or negative change of the actual state and regime of cultural heritage, natural objects, natural resources, anti-Ukrainian propaganda, active support of the policy of “Russian world”) (20)
7.5. Committing corruption or other similar acts, gross errors or negligence that encumbered human rights or public interests (10)
7.6. No significant negative consequences of cooperation with the occupiers were revealed (0)
8. Duration of cooperation with the occupiers
8.1. More than five years (5)
8.2. Up to five years (3)
8.3. Up to one year (2)
8.4. Up to three months (0)
9. Evaluation of the activities of the person by the occupiers
9.1. Receiving state awards from the Russian Federation (10)
9.2. Receiving of departmental (“republican, municipal”) awards (8)
9.3. Public positive mentioning of a person in the media controlled by the occupiers (6)
9.4. Encouragement of a person in material or disciplinary order (4)
9.5. Promotion of a person on “service” with the consent of the occupiers (except automatic) (2)
9.6. No special positive assessment of the occupiers’ activities was detected (0)
10. Positive needs for cooperation with the occupiers
10.1. Ensuring the critical needs of the population (medicine, veterinary medicine, fire-fighting, sea and mountain rescue, ensuring the functioning of water, electricity, gas, sewerage and public roads, ensuring the production and distribution of food, medicines and basic necessities) (20)
10.2. Providing other needs of the population (primary and secondary education, library and museum affairs, local transport, functioning of the Internet, charity, animal rescue) (10)
10.3. No significant positive consequences of cooperation with the occupiers were found (0)
11. Grounds for termination of cooperation with the occupiers
11.1. Termination at the initiative of the occupiers due to disloyalty (10)
11.2. Initiative termination (5)
11.3. Termination at the initiative of the occupiers due to unsuitability or “violation” (0)
11.4. Termination due to external circumstances (0)
12. General factors to be taken into account
12.1. Sabotage of actions contrary to public interests or human rights (20)
12.2. Acting in the public interest or human rights (15)
12.3. Professional specialization of the person (10)
12.4. Unsatisfactory financial condition (10)
12.5. Objective difficulties of leaving Crimea (sick relatives, family) (10)
This classification can be an important tool for sanctions policy, both for Ukrainian government agencies and international organizations.
Based on this methodology, we created a test: Are you subject to sanctions?