The President summed up the results of the reforms at the ministry, assessed its work over 2011, and outlined the priority tasks for the coming period.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting with internal affairs agencies’ workers during a visit to the Interior Ministry’s Main Directorate for the Moscow Region.

Dmitry Medvedev presented a banner of the Russian Federation Investigative Committee to the Chairman of the Committee Alexander Bastrykin.

Dmitry Medvedev met with senior officers of the Prosecutor General’s Office and representatives of the international prosecutorial community.

Dmitry Medvedev marked Constitution Day by meeting with the Constitutional Court judges.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law On Bailiffs and to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the Department of the Interior for Moscow's Akademichesky District, where he learned about the work of the Centre for Operational and Investigative Information and met with Interior Ministry officers.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma draft Federal Law On Amendments to Article 221 of the Federal Law On State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs and Articles 331 and 3511 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev summarized results of special certification of law enforcement officers, as well as work of the Commission for Special Certification of the Russian Federation Law Enforcement Agencies’ Personnel Applying for Senior Positions. The President made a decision to continue the Commission’s work on a permanent basis. In addition, Chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin reported to the President on results in the investigation of the Bulgaria cruise ship accident.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On the Interdepartmental Commission on Countering Extremism in the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendment to Article 13 of the Federal Law On the Federal Security Service.

The forum’s participants were interested in Dmitry Medvedev’s opinion on key issues in politics, innovative economy, the fight against crime, the environment and culture. The President also listened to their ideas and proposals, which the young people wanted to share with him.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Colombia on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Cases.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma draft Federal Law On Amendments to the Criminal Code and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

Improvement of criminal legislation was discussed.

The President instructed Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to tighten control over the investigation concerning criminal cases related to lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.

Dmitry Medvedev discussed measures to fight extremism at a meeting with the heads of law enforcement and security agencies, plenipotentiary presidential envoys in the federal districts, and a number of regional governors.