Putin Salutes Prosecutors, Demands No Indifference in Their Work
The remarks came in a video message for Russia’s annual Prosecutor’s Worker Day, a state holiday rooted in an 18th-century decree.
Overview
- In a Jan. 12 video address, Putin congratulated current staff and veterans of the prosecutor service on their professional holiday.
- He said prosecutorial decisions shape people’s fates and public trust, insisting there must be no formalism or indifference.
- The president outlined the office’s mandate to detect, prevent and stop legal violations, defend citizens’ and state interests, support state prosecutions, and combat crime and corruption.
- He described essential qualities for prosecutors as deep legal knowledge, convincing argumentation, high personal responsibility, and principled conduct.
- The professional day falls on Jan. 12, created by a 1995 decree and tied to Peter the Great’s 1722 establishment of the prosecutor’s post.