07 February 2007, 23:33
State Duma has forbidden state servants to participate in foreign NCOs
At its today's session, the State Duma has passed a law, in its third final reading, forbidding the state servants to be members of foreign non-commercial organizations (NCOs).
The law introduces a ban for the chairman and deputy chairman of the Accounting Chamber, the auditors of the Accounting Chamber, employees of the customs bodies, chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to be engaged in educational, scientific and other activities financed from the funds of foreign states, foreign and international organizations, foreign citizens and stateless persons.
The above activities are also forbidden to militiamen, public prosecutor's workers, secretary of the Security Council, judges, persons of the commanding stuff and employees Federal State Messenger Services, and also to the senators of the Council of Federation and deputies of the State Duma. All the above-listed officials shall not be members of the control bodies, guardianship and supervisory boards and other bodies of foreign non-commercial non-governmental organizations (NCOs), and also of their structural subdivisions operating in the territory of Russia, the RBC ("RosBusinessConsulting") reports.
