Fire to defeat: it will allow the National Guard – RBC

During the Russian Interior Ministry special tactical exercises of the Internal troops

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National Guard allowed to shoot to kill, detain criminals used armored vehicles and combat terrorism, should the presidential bill . Now these powers have the police and the FSB

Shoot

The National Guard, which is created based on the Interior Ministry troops, and which will include all the special forces police (in specifically, the riot police and SWAT), be able to use a firearm. As the bill introduced by Vladimir Putin, the use of weapons will be to protect citizens, the release of the hostages, the detention of persons who may have committed a serious or especially serious crime, and prevent escape. Also, to put weapons in the course of the guards are in if they need to file an alarm. Finally, the National Guard will receive the right to use arms to repel military vehicles, aircraft and ships.

Before you make a shot, the soldier will have to warn you that he is a member of the National Guard under and that he will shoot. Fire without warning is only possible if the delay poses a threat to life and health of others. Shoot for pregnant women (in the document refers to women “with visible signs of pregnancy”), the disabled and children is prohibited, unless they have an armed resistance. Also, do not open fire on the crowd, because they can suffer random person. These provisions are fully coincides t that is registered in the Police Act

At the FSB powers more broadly. The State Duma adopted in the autumn of urgency a law that allowed the FSB troops to use firearms when in masses of people in order to prevention of terrorist attacks and the release of the hostages. They were also allowed to use weapons against women and minors in the event of a terrorist attack them.

Use grenades and armored vehicles

National Guard Soldiers have the right to use physical force to prevent crime and bring the detainee to the police. Also in the arsenal of the guards must have special equipment that may be used for the detention of alleged criminals, free the hostages and buildings, emergency stop vehicles and reflection attacks on military camps, troop trains and convoys.

Among the employed special means – rubber truncheons, gas grenades, handcuffs, “ Light and sound means of distracting effects” (such are Light and sound grenades and a special type of “Dwarf” devices and “cloud”), means breaking barriers (compact explosive devices “key” and “Impulse”) and means compulsory stopping transport (boom “Liana” and “Harpoon”). Also, the National Guard will be service animals.

As in the case of firearms, special means can not be used against pregnant women, the disabled and children, if they have no armed resistance.

It is also in service with the National Guard under are water cannons and armored vehicles, but they can only be used in counter-terrorism operations and combat operations.

Defer for three hours

The National Guard will protect public order, to fight extremism and terrorism, to participate in the territorial defense of the country, to patrol the border, accompanied Label and protect important state objects should be out of the bill.

Soldiers of the National Guard will have the right to prevent crime, verify documents, draw up protocols on administrative offenses, to guard the crime scene until the arrival of investigators and detain violators of the curfew, failed suicides, patient psychiatric hospitals, voluntarily left the health facility, and the alleged perpetrators, including those who escaped from police custody.

Guard Soldiers will be able for a period of up to three hours to detain persons, infringe on protected objects and other people’s property. They will also be able to make a personal inspection of such persons and to inspect personal transport.

Migrating burglary

Soldiers of the National Guard will be able to inspect the employees of nuclear power plants, store and destroy weapons , which was found by them or transferred to citizens. Guards also be involved in disaster relief.

The military will be able to enter the National Guard under the homes and other buildings to rescue people or detain alleged offenders. When disaster relief, dispersing riots wanted escaped from detention and prosecution of fugitives will be able to block the National Guard under the territory and limit the movement of vehicles and pedestrians. Now these are the rights of the employees of the Internal Troops, police and FSB troops.

Conduct WHO

When the National Guard under counterterrorism operations can restrict the movement of vehicles and pedestrians, and to seize vehicles used to take the victims to the hospital or to pursue the alleged perpetrators. Under the bill, at the National Guard is not operative-investigative powers. National Guard functions would overlap with the functions of the FSB, paying attention head of the Moscow police Mikhail Pashkin union. In a conversation with RBC, he noted that the fight against terrorism is now legislated as a prerogative of the Federal Security Service

«Without operational and search functions to fight against terrorism can not be”, -. Pashkin said. “If the National Guard under the power will only perform tasks that are put in front of her Ministry of Internal Affairs, FSB, customs and others, the problems should not occur”, – added Pashkin
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