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of the Novorossiisk police."

President Dmitry Medvedev has highlighted corruption as one of the country"s key problems. In May 2009, Medvedev said corruption in Russia needs to be made "improper" and public opinion should contribute to this way of thinking.

Last week, Medvedev signed a decree to streamline the law enforcement structure, in particular ordering staff cuts and instituting the rotation of senior personnel at the Interior Ministry.

The government was told to downsize Interior Ministry personnel by 20% before January 1, 2012.

The decree also orders the interior minister to review personnel selection procedures with a view to making the force better motivated, focused and professional.

Medvedev has pledged radical changes to the Interior Ministry"s structure, but said responsible workers would retain their jobs. Redundancies could be balanced with higher salaries for those police officers who will survive the reform, according to

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