In Moscow, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Deputy Head of the Department for Migration Issues (UVM) of the Moscow Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Police Colonel Igor Dudnik, and in Moscow, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Moscow Main Directorate, Department for Refugees, Temporary Asylum and IDPs Police Colonel Tatyana Dmitrieva was dismissed from her posts. This was announced by Irina Volk, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, as reported by RIA Novosti.
“The Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Director General of the Police of the Russian Federation Vladimir Kolokoltsev decided to dismiss him from his post because of the official approach to the consideration of applications from citizens,” Volk said.
According to him, the dismissal of Dudnik and Dmitrieva is due to the refusal of the capital’s UVM to grant temporary asylum to the Latvian Russian writer and public figure Sergei Vasilyev. The representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia added that, regarding Vasilyev, criminal cases were opened in the EU due to the support of the Donbass.
“The audit showed that the testimony of Sergei Vasilyev was considered superficial by the authorities, without taking into account all the circumstances, including the presence of a threat to his life and health on the territory of the state of permanent residence,” said Irina Volk. .
He also stated that the refusal to grant Vasilyev asylum was “unreasonable” and has now been revoked – soon the petition of the activist and blogger will be accepted.
The Sibkray.ru publication previously reported that pro-Russian activist Sergei Vasiliev, who fled Latvia, received a letter from the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, signed by Deputy Head of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Moscow, Igor Dudnik. Moscow on Migration Issues.
“The same Dudnik threatens to immediately deport Vasilyev to Latvia, because the Russian state denies him refugee status, and his further stay on the territory of the Russian Federation is illegal. “Unlike the 140,000 Tajik citizens who received Russian citizenship last year, Vasiliev has no right to do so.”
In Finland, Sergei Vasiliev was prosecuted for “sponsoring terrorism” – but in his own words, in 2014-2015 he helped DPR and LPR residents with humanitarian aid. A Finnish court sentenced him to three years in absentia.
Vasilyev, who now earns his living as a journalist and writing books, was a Latvian citizen in 2014, running a private company in Helsinki, Finland. He started sending humanitarian aid to Donbass through this company.
“When the war broke out in Donbass in 2014, people started collecting humanitarian caravans, including from neighboring countries. But the authorities outside of Russia began to react to these people – more than 10 thousand criminal cases were launched in Latvia alone, ”Vasiliev said in an interview with Sputnik Latvia.
He was also threatened with a term in Latvia, so Vasiliev fled to the Russian Federation via Estonia. He got a 90-day visa here and applied to the Ministry of Interior’s headquarters in the capital, requesting temporary asylum, but was denied.
The dismissed police colonel Igor Dudnik has repeatedly appeared in the media with official statements about the immigration situation in Moscow. He reported in December 2018 that “in general, the situation in the capital can be characterized as stable”.
In the same year, Dudnik participated in the ceremony of taking the Oath of a citizen of the Russian Federation and issuing passports to newly minted Russians.
“Dear citizens! Today you have become a full citizen of the Russian Federation! Congratulations on this important event in your life! I would like to draw your attention to the fact that this day coincides with the Constitution Day of the Russian Federation, and it is very symbolic”: Igor Dudnik wished the newcomers to become worthy citizens of Russia, to respect our customs and traditions. great multinational country,” reported Petrovka, 38 newspaper. “.
Colonel Tatiana Dmitrieva defended her thesis on “Implementation of the policy of integration and integration of immigrants in the Russian Federation as a factor in the development of civil society institutions” for the degree of candidate of political sciences in 2019.
Source: Gazeta
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