Crime down 10% in army

DATELINE: MOSCOW July 27

Russia’s main military prosecutor Sergei Fridinsky said the number of crimes reported in the Russian army this year has dropped.

“The number of crimes committed in the first half of 2010 in the Russian armed forces and other troops and military bodies was down 10.5% from 2009,” Fridinsky said on Tuesday.

The number of grave crimes including those which resulted in damage to people’s health has decreased, as has the number of military service evasions, down by almost 50%, Fridinsky said.

“The number of crimes committed by officers is down almost 11% in the past half year,” Fridinsky said.

He added that over 270,000 servicemen, their family members, and other citizens had their violated rights restored over the last six months.

Military prosecutors revealed over 128,000 violations of laws, reversed 5,500 illegal acts issued by commanders, and prosecuted some 17,000 officials. A total of 3.3 billion rubles was returned to the state by prosecutors. Over 4,660 people were convicted for various crimes, Fridinsky said.

Source: Interfax-AVN