MOSCOW, July 25. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated officers from the Investigative Committee, investigators working for the Interior Ministry and the Federal Security Service on their professional holiday.
"Congratulations on your professional holiday, the National Investigation Officers’ Day," Putin said. "Thank you for your effective and hard work. What you do matters greatly and is instrumental for our people, society and for Russia in general."
In his words, investigation officers are addressing criminal threats in some of their most dangerous forms, including organized crime and corruption, drug trafficking, terrorism and extremism. "This requires maximum dedication, as well as a clear-eyed and impartial attitude when undertaking preliminary criminal investigations," the Russian leader said.
He noted that Russian investigators were fulfilling their professional duties in good faith, thus "making a meaningful contribution to defending the rights and freedoms of our people, while also strengthening the rule of law, including the corresponding institutions and principles, and ensuring the supremacy of law."
"I am certain that members of Russia’s investigative agencies will deliver on their mission and will keep working hard to fulfil the core interests of Russia and its people," the president said.