Day of units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for ensuring the safety of persons subject to state protection

The state provides protection to employees of the Russian Armed Forces who took part in the fight against terrorism, and to persons who collaborated with foreign intelligence The main category of citizens whose security is ensured are witnesses to crimes, whose testimony is the basis of the evidence base in a criminal case If necessary, protection is provided to their loved ones and relatives who are under pressure in the form of an unlawful attack The state ensures the safety of judges and prosecutors if they are exposed to threats related to their professional activities The main way to help and support all of the listed categories of citizens is the personal protection of a person, his property and housing For these purposes, in 2008, the Office for Ensuring the Security of Persons Subject to State Protection was established The date of the professional holiday of UOGZ employees was September 12 - the day of the appearance of a new unit in the structure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs The protection of human life and health, as well as his property, is carried out with the voluntary consent of the citizen The choice of protective measures, such as issuing body armor or weapons, installing an alarm system in the house or changing housing, depends on the degree and nature of the incoming threats The citizen is assigned a security guard who accompanies him during investigative actions, on the way from home to work and back In order to create safe living conditions, a person under the protection of UOGZ units may be limited in communication with others, transferred to another place of service or study The protected person is given identification documents with a new full name and date of birth, and undergoes plastic surgery to change his appearance If a citizen is in custody or serving time in a colony, he is transferred to another pre-trial detention center or institution of the FSIN system In practice, the use of any of the listed measures is necessarily accompanied by operational search activities Employees of UOGZ units constantly monitor and strengthen protection methods, prevent information leakage, and monitor the arrival of new threats against the entrusted person The measures taken against participants in criminal proceedings and their relatives, judges, investigators and prosecutors are necessary for the normal functioning of the justice authorities in the Russian Federation Special units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs do an excellent job of ensuring the safety of persons subject to state protection, whose employees celebrate their professional holiday on September 12