More Convicted Criminals Drafted Into Interior Forces
January 05 2011
The Russian Interior Forces have been forced to draft a growing number of former criminals into service after falling short of conscript requirements, says a top Interior official cited by Xinhua, China's state news agency.
The Interior Ministry reportedly received only 18,500 draftees out of the 27,000 needed in the fall recruitment campaign, which wrapped up on Dec. 31.
The increase in the number of drafted convicted criminals is a "highly disturbing fact," since the forces...
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