Militsiya of Ukraine
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The Militsiya of Ukraine was the Soviet-style national law enforcement agency that served as the country's primary police force until it was reformed and replaced in the mid-2010s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MIA of Ukraine | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
law enforcement agency
ⓘ
police force ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| dissolvedInPeriod | mid-2010s ⓘ |
| emblemUsed | Soviet-style militsiya insignia ⓘ |
| governedBy | Law of Ukraine on Militsiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadBranch |
criminal police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
public security police NERFINISHED ⓘ special police units ⓘ traffic police ⓘ |
| hadFunction |
border-related support to other agencies
ⓘ
crowd control ⓘ |
| hadRankSystem | militsiya ranks similar to Soviet system ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
crime prevention
ⓘ
criminal investigation ⓘ enforcement of administrative law ⓘ enforcement of criminal law ⓘ maintaining public order ⓘ public safety ⓘ traffic policing ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
territory of Ukraine ⓘ |
| legalForm | national police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | law enforcement in Ukraine ⓘ |
| policeModel | Soviet militsiya system ⓘ |
| policeStructure | centralized ⓘ |
| policeType | Soviet-style militsiya ⓘ |
| precededBy | Soviet Militsiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reformContext | post-Euromaidan police reform in Ukraine ⓘ |
| reformReason |
high corruption levels
ⓘ
human rights concerns ⓘ low public trust ⓘ |
| replacedAsPrimaryPoliceForce | National Police of Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | National Police of Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector |
internal affairs
ⓘ
public security ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-Soviet era in Ukraine ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Russian
ⓘ
Ukrainian ⓘ |
| wasCriticizedFor |
abuse of power
ⓘ
brutality ⓘ corruption ⓘ politicization ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
MIA of Ukraine