The issues of increasing the level of interaction between the internal affairs bodies of South Ossetia and Russia in the field of combating crime were discussed at the meeting between the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic, Valery Gazzaev, and director of the Joint Information and Coordination Center, Vasily Shepelev. The meeting was also attended by the leadership of the department, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.
According to the press service, the parties paid special attention to the organization of information interaction within the framework of the agreement signed on November 10, 2019 between the governments of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation on information interaction and the exchange of information in electronic form on issues within the competence of the internal affairs bodies.
"The practical implementation of the provisions of the agreement will allow real-time exchange of information in electronic form through secure communication channels with the competent authorities of the parties," the statement says.
The meeting participants stressed the importance of the agreements reached, thanks to which the internal affairs bodies of the parties will be able to more effectively use their resources to search for and detain persons who fled from criminal prosecution.
It was noted that at present the extradition of wanted persons between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation is carried out on the principles of reciprocity.
The press service added that as a result of the activities of the Joint Information and Coordination Center for coordination of internal affairs bodies, detentions in the Russian Federation of persons hiding from the law enforcement agencies of the Republic with subsequent extradition to South Ossetia are increasing annually.
