The system of drug consumption tests may be changed in Tatarstan
3 February 2011, Thursday
Kafil Amirov, the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Tatarstan, suggested that we need to change strategy of conducting drug consumption tests. Today, he reported it during the joint session of the counter-drugs commission in the Republic of Tatarstan and collegium of Directorate of the Federal Service of the Russian Federation for the Control of Drug Trafficking in the Republic of Tatarstan.
The session was held in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan with participation of Rustam Minnikhanov, the RT President, in videoconferencing mode connecting all municipal districts.
Kafil Amirov noticed that, traditionally, pupils and students know beforehand when drug consumption tests will be conducted, so they can deviate from them. Those, who really use drugs, either, are absent from school or university this day, or take someone’s biological material for the test.
He also claimed that he supports the proposal of Rustam Minnikhanov that it is time to change the system of drug consumption tests in order to make them efficient.
Besides, Kafil Amirov considers that today we need to help young generation that once used drugs, but not became dependent on them. “We should actively work with those, who are not drug abusers”, - the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Tatarstan said.
Kafil Amirov also proposed to make teachers our allies in the struggle against drugs. Everyone should be involved in solving this problem.
“Drug abusers can sell addicting drugs themselves, because they earn money for the next doze.” - the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Tatarstan said. For example, he told about pensioners (78 year-old woman), coach of hockey club and taxi driver, who distributed drugs.
RT President Rustam Minnikhanov claimed that today our legislation should be more rigorous towards those citizens, who distribute addicting grugs.
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.