Ministry for Internal Affairs of the

Republic of Karelia The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ...

(Министерство внутренних дел по Республике Карелия) is the main law enforcement organ in the Republic of Karelia in Russia. Subordinated directly to the

Russian Interior Ministry The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD; russian: Министерство внутренних дел (МВД), ''Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del'') is the interior ministry of Russia. The MVD is responsible for law enfor ...

and the

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Karelia Karelia ( Karelian and fi, Karjala, ; rus, Каре́лия, links=y, r=Karélija, p=kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə, historically ''Korjela''; sv, Karelen), the land of the Karelian people, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for ...

. The MVD of Karelia is the territorial policing body in the Russian Karelia. According to the new law "On the Police" ("О полиции") from February 7, 2011 and in the internal issue of theFederal

MVD The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD; russian: Министерство внутренних дел (МВД), ''Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del'') is the interior ministry of Russia. The MVD is responsible for law enfor ...

from April 27, 2011. The Main tasks are: * Secure the Life, Rights, the freedom of the Citizen of Russia * fighting against crimes, secure the public order in the Republic of Karelia

History

*September 5, 1923 - The Ministry for Internal Affairs of the Republic of Karelia *July 3, 1936 - The local Traffic Police was established *March 16, 1937 - Establishment of the Unit for Economic crimes of the Karelia's Internal Ministry * April 6, 1963 - The Investigations Department was formed *May 19, 1969 - Unit for Special Training of the Spetsnaz *June 14, 1992 - The local Migratory Service was formed *August 7, 2001 - Formation of the Information and Operative Department of the Criminal

Militsiya ''Militsiya'' ( rus, милиция, , mʲɪˈlʲitsɨjə) was the name of the police forces in the Soviet Union (until 1991) and in several Eastern Bloc countries (1945–1992), as well as in the non-aligned SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992). The ...

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