A group of Russian lawmakers has drafted a bill broadening police powers and giving them the “presumption of trust.” Among other things, this would allow them to break into cars and homes without warrants and open gunfire at mass gatherings of people.
The news was reported on Thursday by popular business daily Kommersant, which referred to one of the main sponsors of the bill, deputy head of the State Duma Committee for Security Aleksandr Khinshteyn (United Russia). Khinshteyn told reporters that the bill was prepared a year ago, but its drafting was delayed because of lengthy consultations with the presidential administration and the government. The most important feature of the document is the declaration of the new approach of the state and society to the police officers and their work.
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