Putin Hails Prosecutors in Holiday Address, Urges No Formalism or Indifference

Overview

• In a Jan. 12 video message, Vladimir Putin congratulated workers and veterans of Russia’s prosecutor’s office and praised their role in the state.
• He said prosecutors must protect citizens’ rights, help combat crime and corruption, and support state accusations in court.
• He emphasized deep legal knowledge, the ability to argue decisions convincingly, high personal responsibility, and principled conduct as core professional requirements.
• He wished the corps health and success and expressed confidence they will continue to safeguard law and public order.
• Russia observes Prosecutor’s Worker Day on Jan. 12, a holiday set by Boris Yeltsin in 1995 and tied to Peter the Great’s 1722 decree, while Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan separately lauded colleagues’ “heroism” in the special military operation and cited strategic tasks in a Telegram post.