Committee of public security (CSC) in the administrative system of Turkestan violation of the rights of the population

In this article, as a result of the collapse of the Russian Empire as a result of the February (1917) revolution, the Provisional Government of Turkestan by the Provisional Committee and at the same time its composition, local structural structure, administrative apparatus, including new procedures, "revolutionary tasks" of public security arising from from the creation of executive committees of public organizations, i.e. committees of public security (PSC), elections to the newly created committees of public security were conducted unfairly and unilaterally, the number of seats allocated to representatives of the rural population was only 3 out of 19. It is said that this caused dissatisfaction among representatives rural population. At the same time, the article mentions that the public security committee established in the region did not rely on any laws and regulations in its activities, and the Russian-speaking members of this committee used violence against the local Muslim population in the course of their efforts. Archival materials show that they disregarded the laws and national interests and carried out their illegal actions based on their own wishes.