Senators approve military police bill
MOSCOW. Jan 29 (Interfax-AVN) - The Federation Council approved on Wednesday a presidential bill establishing the statutory principles for the Armed Forces' military police.
The document designates the powers of the military police as an interrogation body of the Russian Armed Forces, ascertains the provisions of the Russian Criminal Executive Code and determines the police powers to enforce penalties imposed on military servicemen.
The military police is led by the Russian Defense Minister.
"Military police servicemen shall have the right to apply physical force, including combat wrestling techniques, special tools, firearms, military and special hardware as and when envisaged by the federal constitutional laws, federal laws, basic military regulations and the Russian Armed Forces Military Police Charter," the bill said.