The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic

On March 5, 1991 the Supreme Soviet of PMSSR confirmed the structure of the Government, including the Board of Internal Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Social Republic (PMSSR). Grosul U.I. was appointed the head of the Board of internal affairs of PMSSR by the Edict of the Chairman of PMSSR.
On September 8, 1992 the Board of Internal Affairs was renamed the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. Thus, May 6, 1991 is the day of establishment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Pridnestrovie.
The 4-th escort battalion of the military unit 7481 came within the jurisdiction of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic according to the Resolution№ 53 of the Supreme Soviet of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (July 30, 1991) “On the order of changing the jurisdiction of enterprises (concerns), institutions and organizations” and the President’s Edict (December 18, 1991) “On coming within the jurisdiction of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic of penitentiary institutions of Moldova and military sub-units stationed within the territory of PMR”.
According to the aforementioned Edict a battalion of internal forces was formed at the Board of Internal Affairs of PMR with the view of guarding, surveillance and escorting special contingent of penitentiaries. Thus, December 18 is considered to be the Day of Formation of internal military forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
On December 1, 1991 the department of penitentiary affairs was established at the Republican Board of internal affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
On December 9, 1991 the first unit of the system of penitentiary affairs came within the jurisdiction of Pridnestrovie on the ground of the Resolution of the Supreme Soviet of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (July 30, 1991). Later the Law of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic “On penitentiary institutions and bodies” passed on August 28, 1995.
The Board of penitentiary affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was established on December 9, 1991.
Nowadays, such professional holidays as the Day of Policemen (November 10) and the Day of Firemen (April 17) were established by the Government. The Day of the Armed Forces was also fixed on September 6.
On the ground of Resolutions of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR special holidays for different arms of the service were also established (for instance, Day of the Artillery, etc.)

The Minister of Internal Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Korolev Aleksander Ivanovich

Biography

He was born on October 24, 1958 in the city of Vrotslav (Poland) in the family of a serviceman. In 1975 he left the secondary school №11 in Bendery. A.I. Korolev graduated from the pedagogical institute named after Kriange in Kishinev.
In 1985 he was sent to work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of MSSR. He had served there for 15 years.
In 1996 Aleksander Ivanovich was appointed the deputy head of the department of internal affairs in Bendery.
In 2000 he was appointed first deputy minister of internal affairs.
He was in command of a special detachment in Bendery during the aggression of the Republic of Moldova against Pridnestrovie. He was awarded a medal “Defender of Pridnestrovie”. He is married. He has two children.