The security chief
noted that corruption and violations of migration legislation remain
commonplace in this sphere.
TULA, October 4.
/TASS/. Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev stated that
migrants become involved in terrorist activity in Central Russia more often due
to the expansion of hidden extremist cells.
During a session in
Tula on security issues in Central Russia, Patrushev informed that the number
of crimes committed by migrants remains high.
"We are
especially concerned over the rise of their involvement in terrorist activity.
In this context, expansion of hidden international extremist and terrorist
cells on the territory of Russia through migration presents a danger,"
Patrushev said.
The security chief
added that corruption and violations of migration legislation remain
commonplace in this sphere.
In this regard,
Patrushev called on Russian special services, law enforcement and regional
officials "to carry on the efforts on decriminalizing the migration
sphere."
According to
Patrushev, as a result of the efforts of law enforcement bodies, 15 channels of
illegal migration were eliminated in the Central Federal District in 2018, with
186 criminal cases launched over corruption in this sphere. In the years
2018-2019, almost 29,000 crimes related to illegal migration were discovered.
"At the same time, there is still a significant amount of cases related to
fictitious registration of foreign citizens and forging of migration
documents," Patrushev stated.
Foiled terrorist
attacks
Four terrorist attacks were prevented in Russia’s Central Federal District in the first eight months of 2019, according to Patrushev.
"Five terrorist
crimes, including four terror attacks planned in Tula, Vladimir, Tambov and
Voronezh, were foiled in the first eight months of this year [in Russia’s
Central Federal District]. A total of 152 individuals involved in terrorist
activity were detained," he said.
Patrushev stressed
that "amid the ongoing activity of international terrorist organizations,
attempts to penetrate into Russia’s territory made by their representatives, it
is critically important to ensure counterterrorism protection of facilities,
territories and, especially, crowded places. To do so, constant painstaking
work by special services, law enforcement agencies and regional
counterterrorism commissions is required."
Source: ITAR-TASS
04-10-2019
