Rustam Minnikhanov: “Due to work of the RT Ministry of the interior Tatarstan’s main achievement is stability”
21 January 2013, Monday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov noted the contribution of Tatarstan’s law enforcement bodies to maintenance of stability and social-economic development at the session of the RT Ministry of the interior dedicated to results of the ministry’s activity in 2012.
RF Deputy Minister of the interior Igor Zubov, Tatarstan’s Deputy PM Asgat Safarov, Tatarstan’s Prosecutor Kafil Amirov, Deputy Chairman of the RT State Council Aleksandr Gusev and other officials participated in the event.
Head of the RT Ministry of the interior Artem Khokhorin summarized the ministry’s activity. He informed that more than 51 thousand crimes had been registered. The number of grave and gravest crimes has decreased by 11 percent.
The interior bodies have revealed 670 crimes committed by members of organized crime units. Tatarstan’s Prosecutor Kafil Amirov reported about shortcomings in work of the RT Ministry of the interior revealed by prosecution bodies. 3700 employees were punished for different violations in 2012.
RF Deputy Minister of the interior Igor Zubov called the RT Ministry of the interior one of the most advanced divisions in Russia. He was satisfied with positive changes in the ministry’s activity. At the same time, executives of the republican ministry must pay attention to negative tendencies connected with increased activity of organized extremist crime units.
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov positively estimated activity of the RT Ministry of the interior. He thanked Russian Ministry of the interior for enormous work on technical upgrade of the ministry, funds allocated within the confines of preparation for Universiade and implementation of police reforms.
Rustam Minnikhanov focused on the problem related to the shortage of policemen after reduction of the interior bodies.
According to the RT President, main task faced by republic in 2013 is proper holding of the World summer Universiade.
Finally, Rustam Minnikhanov handed several state awards to employees of the RT Ministry of the interior.
On 12 January, congratulating employees of the prosecutor’s office with their professional holiday - Day of the employee of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation- Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin wrote in his address:
“For more than three centuries the prosecutor's office has been the guardian of state and public security as well as constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens of our country.
On 10 January, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Marat Ayzatutllin informed that in the current year the Ministry will take part in implementation of five national projects and three state programmes with planned construction and capital overhaul of 172 facilities for the total sum of 17bn rubles.
On 10 January, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Zyabbarov informed that it is expected to achieve a comparable growth of produce of 1.5%, including that in food production - at least 2.6% in the agricultural sector.
On 4 January Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, who is the First Deputy Chairman of the Commission of prevention and elimination of emergency situation and ensuring fire safety of the republic, has taken a decision to put into operation the “Buran” (Snow storm) plan in Tatarstan starting from 2 pm on 4 January until the consequences of adverse meteorological events are eliminated by ministries, departments and organizations which ensure the smooth movement of road and rail transport in winter.