Five thousand police officers quit in Russia in July

Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said that five thousand police officers quit in July. about this . writes Interfax

“The shortage of personnel is very large. I would say that it is already critical. Over the past month, five thousand employees have left the internal affairs bodies. It’s a difficult situation,” he said.

At the same time, Kolokoltsev noted that the security forces “are obliged to do everything to minimize these risks.” “I understand that in conditions of understaffing, a colossal burden falls on employees. But this is the case when they worked according to the principle “You need to fight not with numbers, but with skill,” he emphasized.

At the same time, the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Irina Volk, said that Kolokoltsev identified work in the field of combating IT crime as a priority task.

“It is necessary to more actively interact with Internet providers, banks and other credit institutions to protect the property rights of citizens. Increase the financial literacy of the population, especially such a vulnerable category as the elderly,” Kolokoltsev said.

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