
The most likely candidate for the post of Commissioner for Human Rights, freed after Ella Pamfilova headed by the Central Election Commission , is the State Duma deputy Tatyana Moskalkova, Major General of the police. This was reported by RBC with reference to two interlocutors close to the leadership of the lower house.
The leader of the SR Sergey Mironov, in an interview, published on the evening of March 29 on the air of Russia-24, called Moskalkov among the possible nominees of his party to the post of Ombudsman. Meanwhile, the reference herself to the question of RBC only answered that different candidates are discussed at this post.
According to the interlocutors of the publication, including those close to the top of United Russia, if Pamfilov in 2014 was recommended for the post of Ombudsman Vladimir Putin, then this time the choice will be made from the proposals of the Duma factions.
The Lower Chamber should approve the new Ombudsman until May 28.
Moskalkova 61 years old. Of these, she served in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for more than 27 years. Among its former posts is a consultant to the pardon department of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR. Member of the organization "Officers of Russia", in which the advice "Women - Officers of Russia" heads. For the first time, the State Duma was elected in 1999 with the support of Yabloko; In the future she joined the cf.
In July 2012, Moskalkova proposed to introduce criminal liability for performances similar to the “War” or Pussy Riot. In March 2013, she acted as a co-author of the bill on fines for disobedience to members of the national squads .
In October 2013, Moskalkova, together with Mironov, introduced a bill on criminal liability, including real terms, for carrying cold weapons . In April 2015, she proposed renaming the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Cheka and "give it the appropriate authority to restore order, preserving the country alone and security."
Along with this, Moskalkova advocated the service of women in the army, supported the expansion of the powers of police officers regarding the use of weapons, and approved the idea of confiscating the property of terrorist relatives.
On the other hand, in October 2014, Moskalkova, together with a group of single -party people, introduced a draft law on a municipal police with elected chiefs . In addition, she acted as a co -author of the bill on a preferential test of the deadlines for staying in the pre -trial detention center.