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The main success of this operation was luring Boris Savinkov and Sidney Reilly into the Soviet Union, where they were arrested and executed. In the " Trust Operation" (1921–1926), the Soviet State Political Directorate (OGPU) set up a fake anti- Bolshevik underground organization, "Monarchist Union of Central Russia". Jacob Zhitomirsky, Yevno Azef, Roman Malinovsky, and Dmitry Bogrov, all members of Okhrana, were notable provocateurs. The activities of agents provocateurs against revolutionaries in Imperial Russia were notorious. In common law jurisdictions, the legal concept of entrapment may apply if the main impetus for the crime was the provocateur. Historically, labor spies, hired to infiltrate, monitor, disrupt, or subvert union activities, have used agent provocateur tactics.Īgent provocateur activities raise ethical and legal issues. The provocateurs try to incite the opponent to do counter-productive or ineffective acts to foster public disdain or provide a pretext for the final assault against the opponent. ( May 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īn agent provocateur may be a police officer or a secret agent of police who encourages suspects to carry out a crime under conditions where evidence can be obtained or who suggests the commission of a crime to another, in hopes they will go along with the suggestion and be convicted of the crime.Ī political organization or government may use agents provocateurs against political opponents. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.