Russian lawyers expressed doubt Thursday...

Medvedev signed the decree on Thursday. In particular, he ordered staff cuts and instituted the rotation of senior personnel at the Interior Ministry. The government was told to downsize Interior Ministry personnel by 20% by January 1, 2012. He also ordered the closure of two ministry departments, according to the Kremlin press service. The departments in question were not specified.

The decree also orders the interior minister to review personnel selection procedures with a view to making the force better motivated, focused and professional. The minister was given three months to work out an anti-corruption program.

Lawyer Andrei Borovkov, who protects the interests of fugitive Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky, said: "This won"t bring drastic changes. Where will they take employees from?"

Vadim Klyuvgant, lawyer for ex-Yukos oil company head Mikhail Khodorkovsky, said the problem is in society.

"Police officers won"t work better by themselves. They are

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