Dokument #1055748
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
According to a researcher on Russian
affairs with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Munich, a
background or reference check would be routinely requested by a
government employer before hiring a new employee (20 July 1994).
The main document required from previous employers would be a
charakteristika, which is an assessment of the employee's
work performance and his or her relations with colleagues and
management (ibid.). As well, a police check would be requested in
order to determine whether or not an employee has a criminal record
(ibid.).
A December 1993 report refers to the
"security clearances" that employees of the successor agency to the
Security Ministry must undergo (AP 21 Dec. 1993). According to the
RFE/RL researcher, such security checks would be conducted on
potential employees at a certain level within all ministries, and
on employees beginning at lower levels within ministries involved
in security matters (20 July 1994).
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
The Associated Press (AP). 21 December
1993. AM Cycle. Deborah Seward. "Yeltsin Dissolves Security
Ministry, Creates New Unit." (NEXIS)
Researcher on Russian affairs, Radio
Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Munich. 20 July 1994. Telephone
interview.