RESPONSIBILITY OF OFFICIALS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF CITIZENS' APPEALS

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problems of bringing officials of state authorities and local self-governmentto responsibility for violating the procedure for considering citizens’ appeals. The author analyzes themodern legislation regulating the procedure for consideration of appeals and providing for the responsibilityof officials of public authorities for violation of this procedure. The article has a certain scientific and practicalvalue, since it identifies the problems of bringing to responsibility for violations of the law on citizens’ appeals,provides examples from judicial practice and draws conclusions about the need to improve the level of legal culture of citizens and officials of state and municipal bodies and the importance of the principle ofinevitability of punishment for the preparation of poor quality answers to applicants.