They reported that Russian police officers were banned from speaking on social networks and instant messages about the fact that they work for law enforcement agencies Red blood cells and Ura.ru With reference to the sources.
It is prohibited to publish photos and videos of Ministry of Interior employees in uniform, as well as mentioning their place of work.
The order was issued by the Head of the Ministry Vladimir Kolokoltsev. It relates to all sections of the department, according to the publications’ interlocutors.
According to them, the reason for the ban is attempts to recruit police officers as employees of “foreign intelligence services.” “It is these increasingly frequent cases that have become a reason for innovation,” a source told Ura.ru.
In addition, police officers will be required to undergo special training on how to behave when communicating with recruiters. According to the instructions, the police officer must maintain the conversation, feign interest, and then immediately notify the FSB of this.
In August 2023, Russia passed a law prohibiting Russian Guard employees from publishing photos and videos of themselves, their colleagues and their families in the media and on the Internet. We’re talking about photos that can be used to locate it. Similar restrictions have been imposed on military personnel since 2019.