- Federal Protective Service of Russia
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agencyname = Federal Protective Service of Russia
nativename = Федеральная служба охраны
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commonname = Federal Protective Service
abbreviation = FSO
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logocaption = The emblem of the FSO.
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formedyear = 1996
formedmonthday = May 27
preceding1 = Glavnoye Upravlenie Okhrani (GUO)
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constitution1 = Law On State Protection
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chief1name = GeneralEvgeny Murov
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website = http://www.fso.gov.ru/
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reference = In theRussian Federation , the Federal Protective Service (FSO) ( _ru. Федеральная служба охраны, ФСО) was formerly theNinth Chief Directorate of theKGB . It is responsible for the protection of Russian state property and high-ranking government personnel, including thePresident of Russia by the special unit- theKremlin Regiment .FSO has roughly 20,000 - 30,000 uniformed personnel plus several thousand plainclothes personnel and controls the "black box" that can be used in the event of global nuclear war. It also operates the secure high-level communications system and the secure subway system used by the government
Moscow metro-2 .On May 27, 1996 the law "On State Protection" reorganized the GUO (Glavnoye Upravlenie Okhrani) into the FSO (Federal Protection Service).
The FSO is a powerful institution with a range of rights and powers, including the right to conduct searches and surveillance without warrants, make arrests, and give orders to other state agencies.
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