Sobyanin: genomic registration of migrants helped identify about 10 thousand people wanted
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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that mandatory genomic registration of migrants made it possible to identify about 10 thousand people who were wanted, of which 14 people committed serial crimes in different years, and about a thousand were detained for serious and especially serious crimes related to murder, rape and robbery.
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Why It Matters
As part of the migration policy of the Russian Federation, mandatory genomic registration of migrants was introduced, which makes it possible to compare their DNA with search databases to identify persons involved in crimes.
Brief retelling from RIA II
The procedure for obtaining genomes from migrants made it possible to detect about 10 thousand people who were wanted.
Among those discovered, 14 people committed serial crimes in different years.
About a thousand people were detained for grave and especially grave crimes related to murder, rape, and robbery.
MOSCOW, September 29 - RIA Novosti. The procedure for obtaining genomes from migrants made it possible to detect about 10 thousand people who are wanted, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.
“The second direction, which was also adopted by federal law, is a mandatory procedure for obtaining a genome, so-called genomic registration. This allowed us to detect about 10 thousand people who were of operational interest and were wanted,” Sobyanin said during a meeting of the Russian Security Council commission on migration policy.
The mayor of Moscow noted that 14 of them were those who committed serial crimes in different years.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Expansion of mandatory genomic registration to other categories of foreign citizens staying in the Russian Federation
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- Which databases are used to compare genomes?
- How is the protection of migrants’ personal data ensured during genomic registration?
- What measures are taken against identified persons after confirmation of their involvement in crimes?
