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Medvedev: Police Reform Is Working
17:31 10/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 10 (RIA Novosti, Alexey Eremenko)
President Dmitry Medvedev praised the reformed police while urging them to follow through on journalist investigations and voter complaints, as well as refrain from “hysterics.”
Attacks on Russian Police Double in 2011
21:28 24/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 24 (RIA Novosti, Alexey Eremenko)
The number of attacks on Russian police officers reached 6,000 last year, almost twice the 2010 figure, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Tuesday.
Medvedev signs law prohibiting policemen from joining political parties
16:05 03/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 3 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law prohibiting policemen from joining, establishing or funding political parties, a press secretary for Russia's deputy interior minister said on Saturday.
Medvedev to discuss law enforcement reform with police in Tver
06:46 22/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 22 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss the reformation of the country's Interior Ministry with police officers in the city of Tver later on Saturday.
Russia's Interior Ministry employed 26,000 people without recertification
20:50 02/10/2011 VLADIKAVKAZ, October 2 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Interior Ministry employed 26,000 people, who had not passed recertification as part of President Dmitry Medvedev's reform aimed at improving the performance of the country's law-enforcement authorities, the Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Sunday.
Russian police to face lie detector tests
21:56 19/08/2011 MOSCOW, August 19 (RIA Novosti)
Russian police officers working in positions where they may be exposed to the temptations of bribery and corruption will have to take lie-detector tests, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Friday.
Russians 'doubt' reforms will change police for better - poll
13:21 16/08/2011 MOSCOW, August 16 (RIA Novosti)
Only 28 percent of Russians believe the country's police force will improve following a much-hyped police reform, a survey showed.
Over 90 pct of Russian police pass performance review - interior minister
14:43 24/07/2011 GROZNY, July 24 (RIA Novosti)
Over 90 percent of Russian police have passed their performance review as part of the ongoing police reform, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Sunday.
Russian police to undergo voluntary lie detector tests
10:46 27/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 27 (RIA Novosti)
Russian police officers will be voluntarily checked on lie detectors but the refusal to be tested could spoil their future career in law enforcement, the head of the Russian Interior Ministry's internal affairs division, Lt.-Gen. Yury Draguntsov, said on Monday.
Medvedev appoints new Interior Minister of Ingushetia
10:39 13/06/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has appointed Police major general, Alexander Trofimov a new interior minister in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, Kremlin press service said on Monday.
Russian police not western copy - interior minister
14:15 25/05/2011
Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev has dismissed speculation that the country's newly rebranded police force would copy "Western models."
Medvedev sets up police advisory panels
15:36 23/05/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on Monday to establish advisory panels at regional police headquarters as part of sweeping measures to reform the country's police force.
Medvedev fires another 4 police generals
18:28 07/05/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed another four Interior Ministry generals, the Kremlin press service said on Saturday.
Senior Russian Interior Ministry officials fired
13:17 28/04/2011
The heads of the Russian Interior Ministry's finance and legal departments have been sacked, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
Medvedev says film on Russia's police should be produced
19:16 21/03/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday said that a documentary or a feature film dedicated to Russia's police should be produced.
Medvedev sacks 6 police generals
17:04 21/03/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has fired six police generals, the Kremlin press service said on Monday.
Will Russian police reforms be more than a name change?
18:31 18/03/2011
A new law on police reforms came into effect on March 1, 2011, giving the Interior Ministry until the end of the year to complete all of the necessary reforms and a whole new look. Reforms include retesting of the current police force, new uniforms, introducing politeness and changing the name from the soviet-era “militia” to the “police” more commonly accepted throughout the world.
Russian interior minister wants computer-savvy police force
14:15 03/03/2011
Russia's interior minister said on Thursday he wants the creation of a special unit of smart, tech-savvy cops to deal with information-related crimes.
Moscow allocates over $480 million for police pay
11:02 02/03/2011
Moscow city authorities said on Wednesday they had allocated 14 billion rubles ($486.6 million) to provide for a pay increase for officers of law enforcement agencies responsible for security in the capital.
A day at a Moscow police station
19:23 01/03/2011
A RIA Novosti correspondent visited a police station in western Moscow on Tuesday, the day that a police-reform law came into force in Russia.
Medvedev fires 7 top Russian police officers in ongoing reforms
11:32 25/02/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has fired seven high-ranking police officers as part of his drive to improve policing in the country, the Kremlin announced on Friday.
Fundamentals of Russian police activity
13:51 10/02/2011
The new police bill developed under a large-scale reform of Russian police stipulates changes of the name of Russian law enforcers from the Russian "militsiya" to "politsiya,", introduces a three-stage selection test for police candidates and cuts the number of officers by 20%.
Medvedev signs police reform bill into law
14:25 07/02/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed into law a bill significantly cutting the number of police officers in Russia and introducing reforms intended to improve the image of the country's law enforcement system.
Russia's upper house backs police reform bill
13:24 02/02/2011
The upper house of the Russian parliament, the Federation Council, approved a police reform bill on Wednesday aimed at restoring public trust in Russia's police force.
Russian parliament passes bill on police reform
19:04 28/01/2011
The lower house of the Russian parliament on Friday approved a police reform bill in its third reading.
Medvedev dismisses public fears over new police bill
04:02 26/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed public fears over a new draft law on police currently being discussed by legislators.
New Russian police uniform could have pre-revolutionary colors
17:10 21/01/2011
The colors of the new Russian police uniform will probably resemble those of Czarist Russia's police outfits, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Friday.
Russian police could be restricted from joining political parties
11:33 03/11/2010
Russian police officers could be restricted from joining political parties in order to ensure anonymity in police affairs, the first deputy Interior Minister said on Wednesday.
Changes to the law “On Police”
15:24 01/11/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev submitted a revised draft of the federal law “On Police” after it was presented for public discussion.
Russia's Interior Ministry to check up on complaints about police
14:18 01/11/2010
Russia's Interior Ministry will follow up and check every complaint made against the country's police officers, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Monday.
Police draft law restricts territorial powers of Russian policemen - Kremlin
18:42 30/10/2010
The draft federal law on police, recently submitted by the president the State Duma, restricts the authorities of policemen to the territory, which lies under the control of their police units, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
Russian traffic police to be cut by 20 percent
14:42 29/10/2010
The number of Russia traffic police officers will be cut by approximately 20% as part of the country's overall police reform, the chief inspector said on Friday.
Discussions on Russia's police reform extended until next spring
06:15 28/10/2010
A draft federal law on Russia's police reform, submitted by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, will come into force no earlier than next spring.
Medvedev submits draft police law to Russian lower house
21:47 27/10/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted a draft federal law on police to the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, the Kremlin reported on Wednesday.
New Russian police bill 'to go to parliament by end of month'
12:49 04/10/2010
A revised police bill will be submitted to Russia's lower house of parliament within the next three weeks, the State Duma security committee chairman said on Monday.
Russian definition of 'police' in new bill too confusing - Internet users
18:24 23/09/2010
The definition of "police" in Russia's revised police bill is too confusing and unclear, say internet users cited in an Interior Ministry report on online discussions.
Medvedev approves setting up comprehensive list of police powers
18:16 11/09/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has approved an initiative by the United Russia party to set up a comprehensive list of police powers, party leader Boris Gryzlov said on Saturday.
Russia to spend around $7 billion on police reform in 2012-2013
06:03 09/09/2010
About 217 billion rubles ($7 billion) will be allocated from the Russian budget for police reforms in 2012-2013.
Some 11% of Russians want to be protected by 'police,' not 'militsia'
07:18 20/08/2010
Only 11 percent of Russians support an initiative by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to change the name of Russian law enforcers from the Russian "militsia" to the internationally accepted word "police".
Public discussion on new Russian police law discloses restrictions on physical force
09:40 09/08/2010
A new police law in Russia put on the Internet for public discussion includes restrictions on how much force law enforcers may use against individuals.
Ex-Soviet criminal world on the rise - Interior Minister
13:42 24/06/2010
Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Thursday the lack of cooperation between police forces in Russia and neighboring countries has consolidated the criminal world across the ex-Soviet space.
Russia's State Duma to consider bill to oust bad police officers
06:00 05/05/2010
The lower house of the Russian parliament will consider on Wednesday a bill tightening rules regulating the employment of police officers.
Medvedev backs harsher punishments for all forces, not just police
12:19 16/04/2010
Proposed tougher punishments for police officers convicted of crimes should also apply to all security service personnel, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday. 
Medvedev continues shake up of Russia's law enforcement system
10:50 16/03/2010
President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed a deputy Russian justice minister and appointed a new interior minister in the volatile North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia as part of his efforts to improve law enforcement in Russia, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Minister tells Russian police not to use private cars for roadblocks
19:39 10/03/2010
Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Wednesday that it was unacceptable for traffic police to force owners of private cars to use their vehicles to form roadblocks.
Number of claims against Moscow police halves in 2010 — police chief
21:50 09/03/2010
The number of complaints against Moscow police officers declined by 47% in the first two months of 2010 in comparison with the same timeframe in 2009, the Moscow police chief said on Tuesday in a live TV broadcast.
Rights activists to hold anti-police rally in Moscow
02:35 06/03/2010
Rights activists will hold a rally to demand police reform on downtown Moscow's Triumfalnaya Square on Saturday.
Russian rights activists to rally in Moscow for police reform
18:01 03/03/2010
Russian human rights activists have been granted permission to hold a central Moscow rally for radical police reform on March 6, a leading activist said on Wednesday.
Medvedev reiterates commitment to police reform
17:59 27/02/2010
Efforts to streamline Russia's law enforcement agencies will continue, especially in the volatile North Caucasus, President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday
Russian police chiefs fired over abuses or to inject new blood
23:00 18/02/2010
About half of the 17 top Russian police officials discharged on Thursday were dismissed over violations committed by subordinates while others were removed to bring in new blood, a Kremlin source said.
Medvedev discharges 15 top Russian police generals - Kremlin
20:11 18/02/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has discharged 15 top police generals as part of ongoing efforts to reform the police force, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
Medvedev proposes tougher punishment for police crime
15:39 18/02/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed on Thursday to introduce tougher punishment for crimes committed by police officers than for those carried out by civilians.
Police shoots colleague dead in Moscow
04:45 30/01/2010
Investigators are looking into the death of a police officer, who was apparently shot by his colleague.
Police reform: the British way
16:41 28/12/2009
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - There is not a police force in the world that has not felt the impact of regular reforms. Unfortunately, such efforts equally regularly either peter out or end in a very abbreviated result, with the exception of perhaps two countries - Nigeria and Ghana - whose police contingents are believed to be the most corrupt in the world and no longer amenable to any tricks of the human mind. The Nigerians and the Ghanaians are still arguing which of them is the worse, and neither can win the argument.
Moscow police officer knifed to death
05:20 27/12/2009
An unidentified attacker murdered a police officer using a knife early on Sunday in southwestern Moscow
Interior minister says reform to make police more effective
04:14 25/12/2009
The presidential decree to streamline the law enforcement structure would make police more effective and build up its prestige, the Russian interior minister has said.
Russian lawyers doubtful of Interior Ministry reform success
22:09 24/12/2009
Russian lawyers expressed doubt Thursday that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's decree to streamline the law enforcement structure would be effective and said society should change first.
Medvedev moves to streamline Interior Ministry, fight corruption
20:25 24/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed Thursday a decree to streamline the law enforcement structure, in particular ordering staff cuts and instituting the rotation of senior personnel at the Interior Ministry.
Medvedev signs decree to cut Interior Ministry personnel
18:54 24/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree on Interior Ministry personnel cuts, the Kremlin press service said Thursday
Medvedev to endorse reform law on Interior Ministry Thursday
13:52 24/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday he will sign a law later in the day to reform the Interior Ministry.
Medvedev pledges reform law on Interior Ministry
12:53 24/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday he will sign a law later in the day to reform the Interior Ministry.
Moscow court begins trial over supermarket massacre cop
07:34 22/12/2009
The Moscow City Court opens on Tuesday hearings in a case of former police chief Denis Yevsyukov, who killed two and wounded seven in a south Moscow supermarket in late April.
Police officer who killed south Russia journalist gets two years
13:30 11/12/2009
A court in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia sentenced a police officer on Friday to two years in prison for killing a journalist in 2008.
Russian beekeeper turned police killer gets 23 years
23:22 10/12/2009
A 57-year-old Russian beekeeper who shot dead three people, including two police officers, to avenge the deaths of his children was handed a 23-year jail term in maximum security prison on Thursday.
Russia to further cut Interior Ministry troops to 170,000 by 2020
14:44 04/12/2009
The numerical strength of Russia's Interior Ministry troops will be reduced by 14,000 to around 170,000 personnel by 2020, the force commander said on Friday.
Police crime must be dealt with harshly - Putin
15:06 03/12/2009
Police crime must be dealt with relentlessly but there should be no discrediting of the force, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
Russian police officer shoots colleague, commits suicide
23:37 28/11/2009
A police officer who shot his colleague in the head and then turned his weapon on himself near Moscow earlier on Saturday has died in hospital, investigators said.
Hit back if police officer attacks - Russian interior minister
23:43 26/11/2009
Ordinary citizens have the right to defend themselves against police officers who launch illegal attacks on them, Russia's interior minister said Thursday.
Moscow police officers, commander fired over suspected murder
13:07 24/11/2009
Three Russian police officers suspected of beating a man to death in Moscow were dismissed on Tuesday along with their commander, a police spokesman said.
Russian policeman kills self after accidentally shooting colleague
09:59 17/11/2009
A police officer from the Urals city of Severouralsk committed suicide after accidentally shooting a female colleague dead, a spokesman for the regional police department said on Tuesday.
Russian court sanctions arrest of Buryatia's interior minister
15:43 20/10/2009
A Moscow court formally sanctioned on Tuesday the arrest of the interior minister of the Russian east Siberian republic of Buryatia, detained in a smuggling case last week.
Russian republic's interior minister detained in smuggling case
00:01 19/10/2009
The top police official in the Russian republic of Buryatia in east Siberia has been detained in a smuggling case. The Russian Interior Ministry confirmed the detention but provided no further details.
Russian interior minister orders total review of Ingush police
17:04 22/08/2009
Every police officer in Ingushetia will be reevaluated in the near future, Russia's interior minister said on Saturday.
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Will Russian police reforms be more than a name change?
18:31 18/03/2011
A new law on police reforms came into effect on March 1, 2011, giving the Interior Ministry until the end of the year to complete all of the necessary reforms and a whole new look. Reforms include retesting of the current police force, new uniforms, introducing politeness and changing the name from the soviet-era “militia” to the “police” more commonly accepted throughout the world.
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Fundamentals of Russian police activity
13:51 10/02/2011
The new police bill developed under a large-scale reform of Russian police stipulates changes of the name of Russian law enforcers from the Russian "militsiya" to "politsiya,", introduces a three-stage selection test for police candidates and cuts the number of officers by 20%.
Changes to the law “On Police”
15:24 01/11/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev submitted a revised draft of the federal law “On Police” after it was presented for public discussion.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree on Interior Ministry personnel cuts. He also ordered the closure of two ministry departments and the rotation of senior personnel.








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