Отставка Суходольского. Эфир 12.02.2012

Surrounded by special forces, swiftly and without further ado. A scandal—there's no other way to describe it. Perhaps no security official in Russia has ever been dismissed in such a manner. On Friday afternoon, influential General Mikhail Sukhodolsky learned that he had been dismissed from his post as head of the St. Petersburg Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The verdict was delivered by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the annual board meeting of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to TsIATA, the statement was: "Hysteria and personal PR are inappropriate in the ranks of the police." The meaning behind this statement and the real reasons for the dismissal remain unclear. Here are just a few possibilities: he failed a ministerial vetting process, corruption, and overambitious motives. Our correspondent, Vladimir Samborsky, investigated all these theories to understand why this method of dismissal was chosen for the general. And how might this change the climate within the police department?