The Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Omsk Oblast () is a territorial body of executive power that performs functions to implement state policy in the field of internal affairs in the Omsk Oblast.
The main tasks of the directorate are to ensure Public Safety, protect the Rights and Freedoms of Man and Citizen, combat Crime, maintain Public Order, and control migration processes.
The head of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia is appointed and dismissed by the President of the Russian Federation on the proposal of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Since 2024, the directorate has been headed by Police Major General Vadim Vladimirovich Bolotov.
The legal address is: Russia, 644099, Omsk, Lenin Street, 2.
The structure of the directorate includes operational, investigative, inquiry, patrol, and specialized units, as well as departments for migration issues, information technology, public order protection, drug enforcement, economic and cybercrime.
The first police functions in the territory of the modern Omsk Oblast were performed by the forces of the Siberian Cossacks and the Omsk Fortress Administration, established by Peter I in 1716. The formal establishment of the regional police system is associated with the creation of the Omsk Governorate in 1822 according to M. M. Speransky's "Institution for the Administration of Governorates."
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