Sevastopol Police
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| Управление МВД России по городу Севастополю MVD's Directorate of Sevastopol City | |
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| Common name | Полиция Севастополя |
| Abbreviation | УМВД РФ по городу Севастополю |
| Motto | СЛУЖИМ РОССИИ, СЛУЖИМ ЗАКОНУ! by serving Russia, we serve the law |
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| Formed | 2014 |
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| Operations jurisdiction | RUS |
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| Map of Управление МВД России по городу Севастополю's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 864 km2 (334 sq mi) |
| Population | 380,000 |
| Governing body | MVD |
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| Headquarters | Pushkin Street 10, Sevastopol |
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| Parent agency | MVD |
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Directorate of the Ministry for Internal Affairs in Sevastopol City (Управление МВД России по городу Севастополю) or the Police of Sevastopol City (Полиция Севастополя) has been the main law-enforcement agency in the government of Sevastopol since March 2014. It is subordinate to the regional MVD and the governor of the City of Sevastopol.
Background
The Main Department of Internal Affairs is the executive agency, part of the system of Internal Affairs of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the police public safety is also subordinate to the Sevastopol government.
The main responsibilities are the internal security, human rights and freedoms, suppression and detection of crime, and protection of public order. The Sevastopol City Police Commissioner is the head of the Police Department, appointed by the Governor.
The Commissioner is a policeman administrator appointed by the Governor of Sevastopol, after the approvement of the Sevastopol Legislative Council, by recommendation of the President of Russia. The Control over the activities of the police are carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Governor, the Government of Sevastopol and the Sevastopol City Council.
The Police of Sevastopol was established on March 2014 as a successor for the former Militsiya of Sevastopol (Милиция Севастополя).
Structure
- State Service combating Economic Crimes
- Department combating Illegal Drugs
- Directorate of GAI – Traffic Police
- State Protection Service
- Directorate for Combating Organized Crime
- Investigative Department
- Criminal Investigation Department
- Research Forensic Center
- Patrol Services
History
The people's militia in Sevastopol first appeared in 1905 and it has existed for only three days. However, it was the beginning of new developments in the field of protection and law enforcement.
When in 1917, shortly after the October Revolution, for solving the problems of control and law enforcement it has been decided to creat The Protection Commissariat. Later, by order of the chief of the Provincial Police and by the Resolution of Sevastopol Revolutionary Committee, from 21 May 1919 Commissioner for the Protection of Sevastopol was renamed the Office of Soviet workers and peasants' militsiya]], led by Commissioner Mikhail Ivanovich Kanuga. Structurally Sevastopol city was divided into six districts, each headed by a district police chief. Precinct Enlistment office was renamed the Office of the head of the district.
After the Russian Civil War, Sevastopol police force sent to combat against gangs violence.
By Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Crimean executive committee № 094 from 1958, the municipal districts were divided to: Leninsky, Balaclava, and Nakhimovskiy and on 14 January 1976 another district was formed: Gagarin district.
After the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine on 24 August 1991, the Ukrainian Militsiya begins a new stage, as a sovereign state police force.
Ukraine inherited police that was existed in the USSR. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, was also inherited from the police of the Ukrainian SSR. Normative-legal acts that regulate their organization and activities, required significant changes.
Important for the subsequent restructuring of Ukraine police have legislation enacted in 1992, but since March 2014 The Militsiya in Sevastopol was dissolved to replaced with the Russian Politsiya, due to Accession of Crimea to the Russian Federation.
See also
External links
- Official Website in Russian
- Former Official website (outdated)
- Sevastopol Traffic Police Department (Ukrainian)