The related information was put in the Duma’s electronic
database on Wednesday.
MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir
Putin has submitted to the State Duma lower house of parliament the draft
framework law "On the Russian National Guard Troops" and
corresponding amendments to the legislation. The related information was put in
the Duma’s electronic database on Wednesday.
The Russian president announced the National Guard
establishment on Tuesday at a meeting with Interior Minister Vladimir
Kolokoltsev, Federal Drug Control Service Head Viktor Ivanov, Interior Ministry
Troops Commander Viktor Zolotov and Federal Migration Service First Deputy Head
Yekaterina Yegorova.
"The decision has been made, we are establishing a
federal body of executive power on the basis of the Interior Ministry
Troops," Putin said. "We are establishing the National Guard, which
will be involved in fighting terrorism, organized crime, which will, in close
contact with the Interior Ministry, keep performing the functions that units of
OMON [special-purpose police detachment], SOBR [Special Rapid Deployment
Force] etc. performed," he said.
"We will mention that, as we discussed
that with the interior minister, not only in the decree, but also in the future
federal law in order to prevent any lack of coordination, for everything to
work in a clear and coordinated way," Putin said. "I hope very much
that the National Guard troops will also effectively perform their tasks, as
has been the case until now, and will enhance their work in priority
spheres," he said. Putin recalled that the issue of improving the work of
law enforcement bodies was discussed before. "We thought over how to
improve work in all spheres, including work connected with the fight against
terrorism, organized crime, illegal drugs turnover," he said.
The president’s decree on the establishment of a new
federal service was published later on Tuesday. According to the decree, the
National Guard troops are tasked with "participation, together with
Russia’s internal affairs bodies, in enforcement of public order, maintenance
of public security and emergency rule, participation in the fight against
international terrorism and ensuring the legal regime of counter-terrorism
operation, participation in the fight against extremism."
Besides, the National Guard will be involved "in
the territorial defense of the Russian Federation, protection of important
state facilities and special cargo in accordance with the list approved by the
government of the Russian Federation, render assistance to the border
authorities of the Federal Security Service in protecting the state border of
the Russian Federation."
The National Guard will also be tasked with "the
implementation of the federal state control [supervision] of observance of
the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of arms trafficking and
in the field of private security and extra-departmental security
services."
According to the document, the National Guard troops
will be included in the system of the newly created Federal Service for the
National Guard Troops. This service will perform the functions "to
formulate and implement the state policy and work out the legal and regulatory
framework for the National Guard troops; activity," as well as in the
sphere of turnover of arms, private security activity and extra-departmental
security services.
The federal service director will also be the commander-in-chief
of the National Guard troops. He will have six deputies, including the first
deputy and chief of the General Staff of the National Guard troops.
Source: ITAR-TASS 06-04-2016
