  Russia's Investigative Committee seeks to require mandatory fingerprinting for migrants  February 18, 2011 - 21:21 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - A top Russian police official urged the government Thursday to boost security by requiring the mandatory fingerprinting and DNA registration of all migrants who seek work in the country. The controversial idea came in response to the recent spike in ethnic tensions and anti-migrant rallies that followed the early December killing of a Moscow football supporter by a Muslim man from Russia's North Caucasus. The head of Russia's Investigative Committee announced Thursday that foreign nationals had committed nearly 49,000 crimes in Russia last year. He did not say how this compared with overall crime but official statistics show that foreigners were responsible for less than two percent of all violations registered in Russia last year. The security official however argued that the number of crimes committed by foreigners has been rising steadily as the number of migrants in Russia grows and that safety concerns required urgent action, AFP reported. "To solve this problem in this field, we must adopt special government programmes that provide for the full accounting of migrants. These measures should "include fingerprinting and genetic records-keeping," Alexander Bastrykin said. Bastrykin said crimes committed by foreign nationals were one of the main factors behind the recent rise in ethnic tensions. "We have to be honest, and we have said this on many other occasions: one of the factors... behind the rise of the various incitements of ethnic hatred is the crimes committed by migrants," said Bastrykin.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
