Holidays of Russia - Day of formation of economic security units in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (Day of OBEP - OBKhSS)

Employees of economic security units in the Ministry of Internal Affairs celebrate their professional holiday annually on March 16. The fight against economic crimes is a relatively young activity under the auspices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The order to establish a well-known department, whose functions included the suppression of theft and speculation (OBHSS), was signed in 1937, on March 16, and this is where the holiday originates. At that time the ministry was called the People's Commissariat. The creation of such a body was a revolutionary step. Both the police in Russia before the overthrow of the monarchy and the police of the young Soviet state made attempts to prevent economic crimes along with other violations of the law. But there was no separate department responsible for investigating and suppressing offenses related to theft of property in the country, then it was called socialist. The scope of economic illegal acts turned out to be so wide and widespread that the formation of an independent department was required. At the moment, specialists from the economic security departments are working in the areas of counterfeiting, control over the use of budget funds for their intended purpose, and combating corruption and bribery. Violations of laws regulating the circulation of national and foreign currencies in the sphere of foreign and domestic economic transactions. The authority is responsible for illegal acts in the financial and credit system, theft of precious and non-ferrous metals, strategic materials and other government resources, as well as counterfeiting of state treasury notes and securities. An interesting fact about corruption: Dante placed bribe-takers in the penultimate circle of hell. As sinners whose offenses are especially serious. The poet, being also a politician, was well aware of how much corruption harms the state apparatus. The Latin word corruptio itself is translated as “corruption.” Accordingly, an official susceptible to bribery contributes to damage, disintegration of the authority of the state and, as a consequence, inefficiency of management. The specialists of the divisions for maintaining the economic security of the country are highly qualified workers with higher economic or legal education, who make an active contribution to operational and official activities. On this day, distinguished professionals are thanked, awards are given, and special events are held.