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Police of Russia
Federal law enforcement agency in Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Police of Russia (Russian: Полиция России, romanized: Politsiya Rossii) is the national law enforcement agency of Russia, operating under the Ministry of Internal Affairs from September 8, [O.S. 20] 1802. It was established on June 7, [O.S. 18] 1718 by decree of Peter the Great, and in 2011, it replaced the Militsiya, the former police service.
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Common name | Police of Russia |
Abbreviation | Russian Police |
Motto | Служим России, служим закону! (We serve Russia, we serve the law!) |
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Formed | June 7, [O.S. 18] 1718 |
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Employees | 750,000 (2018)[1] |
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National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | RUS |
Operations jurisdiction | RUS |
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Size | 17,075,400 km2 (6,592,800 sq mi) |
Population | 143,030,106[2] |
Legal jurisdiction | Federal law "On Police" |
Governing body | Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia) |
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Overseen by | State Duma's Security Committee |
Headquarters | Zhitnaya 6, Okhotny Ryad, Moscow |
Appointment by the President of Russia responsible | |
Parent agency | Ministry of the Interior |
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The Police of Russia operates according to the law “On police” (Закон "о полиции"),[3] as approved by the Federal Assembly, and subsequently signed into law on February 7, 2011, by the then President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev.