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.
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.
Under the law, Russia’s law enforcement body will now be called the politsia, rather than the militsia. The uniform has not changed.
The working day of a Moscow police officer begins with a morning briefing.
The new law includes a transitional period until January 1, 2012. During this period, the police will be stripped of a number of functions, including motor vehicle safety and roadworthiness tests, convoying, delivering conscription notices and maintaining detoxification centers. Police departments will be reorganized and renamed and all signs will be replaced.
Photo: Morning briefing at a police station in western Moscow.
Photo: Morning briefing at a police station in western Moscow.
For now, police cars still say militia on them.
Police officers of all ranks will have to pass qualification tests. All testing should be completed by May 1.
Photo: Police officers practicing detention skills during the morning briefing at a police station in western Moscow.
Photo: Police officers practicing detention skills during the morning briefing at a police station in western Moscow.
The number of Russian police officers, currently almost 1.3 million, is to be cut by more than 170,000 by January 1, 2012.
Photo: Forensics department at a police station in western Moscow.
Photo: Forensics department at a police station in western Moscow.
The ballistics department at a police station in western Moscow.
The Interior Ministry promises that the police force will only include the best of the best.
