Some State Duma deputies are tired of being "political switchmen." By the end of this year, the State Duma will be submitted to the bill "On Parliamentary Control in the Russian Federation". The initiative comes from the deputy chairman of the Duma Security Committee of Gennady Gudkov (Fair Russia faction), who spoke about the essence of the bill on the air of the RS. - Gennady Vladimirovich, what is your initiative connected with? Why is the bill on parliamentary control right now?

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The former leader of the Polish People's Republic of Wojciech, Yaruzelsky, rejects the accusations that he asked the USSR military assistance to suppress the performances of workers in 1981, the Radio Liberty correspondent Alexander Lemeshevsky reports. In a special statement, Yaruzelsky claims that information about his request to the Commander -in -Chief of the Warsaw Agreement Marshal Viktor Kulikov about military assistance is not true. “This is simply illogical.

The Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia Vladimir Lukin considers it unacceptable to pursue human rights organizations that receive foreign grants. In an article in the Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Lukin notes that this form of financing is legal and complies with world practice. According to the Russian Ombudsman, the provision of funds from state or private sponsors in Russia is the exception of human rights organizations.

In the city of Ust-Dzhegut in Karachay-Cherkessia on Wednesday evening, three militants were killed during a special operation. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic, they were killed by return fire during a shootout with law enforcement officials. One of the police officers is wounded. The killed militants are suspected of attacking police officers in Karachayevsk on November 10. Then two policemen and their former colleague were injured.

What is common in the views of the world in the press of the former USSR? The guests of the European and Asian media forum, which are held these days in Moscow, are discussing in the Press hour program on Thursday at 13 o’clock: the editor -in -chief of the newspaper Kiev Telegraph Vladimir Skachko, editor -in -chief of the Free Georgia newspaper Tato Lashishvili, chief editor of the Moldavian newspaper Communist Alexander Isaev. Elena Rykovtseva is conducting the program.

In Vladivostok, opposition activists are preparing signatures for the resignation of the mayor of the city Igor Pushkarev, Interfax reports. Representatives of the Communist Party and other public organizations accuse Pushkarev of not coping with his duties. The collection of signatures is planned to start on December 10.

A powerful explosive device is neutralized in Ingushetia. No one was injured. A homemade bomb was discovered on Wednesday afternoon on the sidelines of roads between the cities of Nazran and Malgobek. The sappers neutralized it by undermining, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia reported. The power of the explosive device was about 15 kilograms in TNT equivalent. According to investigators, they could use a bomb to prepare a large terrorist attack.

The Governor of the Perm Territory Oleg Chirkunov intends to raise before the president the question of confidence in connection with a fire in a night club in Perm. According to the governor, he bears not only legal, but also moral responsibility for what is happening in the region, including the tragedy that has happened. On Wednesday, the government of the Perm Territory resigned. Its new composition will be formed at the end of the investigation, the head of the region said.

The number of fire victims in Perm increased to 123. According to the authorities of the Perm Territory, two people died in Perm hospitals. This morning, one of the suspects in the fire, the club tenant Alexander Titlyanov, died. In the clinics of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Perm and Chelyabinsk there are more than a hundred victims, many of them are in extremely serious condition.

In Perm, in connection with a fire in a nightclub, another official was removed from office. According to Interfax, this is the head of the inspection of state construction supervision Olga Antipova. Earlier, the temporary removal of the head of the architectural and planning department of Perm Oleg Goryunov, the leadership of the state fire supervision in the Perm Territory and other officials was reported.

The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia introduced draft decisions to the government on the creation of two port special economic zones in the country - in the Khabarovsk Territory and Ulyanovsk. In the summer of 2008, the winners of the competition for the right to create such zones were the airport zones in Krasnoyarsk and Ulyanovsk, as well as the zone in the seaport in the Khabarovsk Territory.

The Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan refused to investigate the murder of independent journalist Alisher Saipov, Nadezhda Tolkunova reports Radio Radio. On December 9, the Supreme Court of the Republic decided not to send the case of the murder of journalist Alisher Saipov for an additional investigation, as the father of journalist Avas Saipov demanded this in the lawsuit. Now Saipov’s case will be repeatedly considered by the Osh city court, but by a different composition of judges.

In Tehran, the second day in a row of protest of the Iranian opposition resulted in clashes. It is reported that in the clashes of demonstrators with supporters of the authorities, tear gas was used. On Monday, during the opposition demonstration, dozens of people were detained. The unrest in Iran began in the summer, after the opposition refused to recognize the victory in the elections of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.

Shipyard Wadan The Internet publication Spiegel Online announced the detention in Russia of the ex-owner of the German shipyard WADAN Andrei Burlakov and his partner Yevgeny Zaritsky. They are accused of fraud on especially large sizes. According to investigators, the former owner acquired the WADAN shipyard at the funds received illegally, the German edition writes.