MOSCOW, December 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's...
"I have just signed the entire package of laws to counter corruption," Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting with FSB director Alexander Bortnikov.
Medvedev demanded that law enforcement bodies study the laws in detail to efficiently use them in practice.
Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, passed the president-proposed package of anti-corruption legislation, which had been amended, in its third and final reading on December 19.
The anti-corruption bill was submitted to the State Duma on October 3 by Dmitry Medvedev, who declared soon after taking office in May that tackling corruption was a priority.
The bill requires politicians and state officials to make a public declaration of their income, property and assets and that of their spouse and children. In addition, officials are required to report all incidents involving actual or possible corrupt activity.
State officials who resign from their posts require prior permission for
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