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Interview of RF Minister of Interior General of the Army Rashid Gumarovich Nurgaliev for radio station "Militia wave"
MW (radio station "Militia wave"). On July 22, the President of Russia Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev signed five laws which aim at increasing the efficiency of activity of the Ministry of Interior of Russia. The president of Russia remarked that this was one of measures aimed at the solution of issues emerging while reforming the Ministry of Interior and at increasing the overall performance and responsibility of the Ministry before the country and the people". We asked RF Minister of Interior General of the Army Rashid Nurgaliev to comment on some provisions of the signed laws.
- Rashid Gumarovich, how significant are the enacted regulatory legal acts for the Ministry of Interior?
Minister. This set of federal laws is of great importance for the Ministry of Interior. They should help eliminate available gaps in the legislative regulation of the activity of law enforcement bodies and offer additional capacities for increasing the efficiency of our work.
For example, the amendments to the Law "About militia" and the Regulation about service in law enforcement bodies as well as changes made to the Criminal code of the Russian Federation are aimed at strengthening the discipline and legality in the militia activity.
Unfortunately, we have hitherto had legislative loopholes allowing some unfair employees to carry out official duties in a slipshod manner, to absent themselves from official places, not being afraid of liability for the behavior. Now the federal law precisely defines the list of major infringements of the office discipline for which an employee can be dismissed from service.
MW. For what offences can employees of law enforcement bodies be held criminally liable?
Minister. Now, on the model of military men, an employee can be held liable for the deliberate non-fulfillment of an order given by his superior in accordance with the established procedure and not contradicting the law, provided that this non-fulfillment essentially affected the rights and legitimate interests of citizens or organizations as well as interests of the society or the state. Besides, the militia employee can end up in the dock for having concealed or provided false documents when entering the militia service, as well as for giving an illegal or criminal order.
MW. It happens that people whose moral and working qualities are not consistent with the image of a law enforcement officer come to serve in internal affairs bodies. Does the provides for a mechanism of selecting the worthiest candidates?
Minister. Certainly. Those who do not possess the necessary qualities are reliably shut off the service. It is forbidden to accept people with previous convictions and a criminal past in militia bodies. The law obliges us to carry out psychical and physiological examination of everyone who enters the service, to test for possible alcoholic, drug or other addictions.
Also, it is important that the system of personal surety for those who enter the service in law enforcement bodies for the first time is introduced.
It goes without saying that the militia employee is a representative of the government. He or she is its face. This circumstance demands perfect behavior of the employee both in service and at home. These legally provided for measures are not reprisals repressions against diligent employees. They are meant to ensure self-cleaning of the bodies from those who blemish the profession.
MW. As is known, the enacted laws provided new social guarantees to militia employees. Could you tell about these privileges?
Minister. The introduced amendments not only guarantee, but precisely specify the amounts of yearly monetary subventions for the rest of children of employees of law enforcement bodies. Also it shall be henceforth legislatively defined when a militia officer can and cannot be dismissed for reasons of health.
MW. What is the purpose for amendments introduced to article 19 of the Federal law "About traffic safety"?
Minister. This law provides for the full prohibition on driving motor vehicles under the influence of liquor, drugs or in case of another toxic intoxication.
This legislative rule will undoubtedly help reduce the number of traffic accidents on roads and has a counter-corruption capacity, for it reduces the discretion of the State Traffic Patrol Department employees in these issues.
I would like to remark that the changes introduced to the Law "About militia" and other acts of the Russian Federation are primarily aimed at the regulation and ensure the employees of the Ministry of Interior duly perform their functional duties. These provisions should improve our work in terms of the increase of efficiency and responsibility before the citizens of our country.
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