*The next issue I’d like to raise. The police bill is, in essence, a rejection of all the gains we have made recently, when we were talking about liberalization, modernization, and God knows what else in the economic sphere. This is total unchecked power for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Under the draft, they once again get to show up everywhere, always, anytime, and whenever they want, and, most importantly, it introduces a presumption that their actions are taken in good faith. The bill provides for the absolute power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I have no desire whatsoever to face off with the Ministry of Internal Affairs in court; I can’t stand even seeing them on the street, let alone in a courtroom — I am expressing only my personal opinion that what they are proposing to enshrine in law is unchecked power. *Must-read This isn’t Kasparov. This is Andrei Makarov, a State Duma deputy and member of the General Council of United Russia (the main pro-Kremlin political party).