compliance with law, as well as relevant investigations and re-investigations are conducted. As such, the MIA intently approached every appeal addressed to this body and ensured that necessary actions were taken over the past period. In 2010 this collaboration was improved. According to the information provided by the MIA, 151 facts of the violation of human rights and freedoms by the personnel of the internal affairs bodies were revealed in 2009, out of which 55 facts related to rude treatment of citizens, 38 related to groundless detention, 29 related to unfoundedly bringing to the police, 1 related to bringing to criminal responsibility without any due reasons for that, 1 related to battery, and 27 related to other facts. Disciplinary actions were taken in respect of 247 officers who committed such negative acts, out of them 13 persons were discharged from service in internal affairs bodies, 26 officers were dismissed from their posts, and 208 were subjected to other disciplinary measures. 174 facts of the violation of human rights and freedoms by the personnel of the internal affairs bodies were recorded in 2010, out of which 51 facts related to rude treatment of citizens, 38 related to groundless detention, 46 related to unfoundedly bringing to the police, 5 related to bringing to criminal responsibility without any due reasons for that, 3 related to violation of the rights of foreigners and stateless persons, and 31 related to other facts. Disciplinary actions were taken in respect of 276 officers who committed such negative acts, out of them 18 persons were discharged from service in internal affairs bodies, 20 officers were dismissed from their posts, and 238 were subjected to other disciplinary measures. As a result of the investigations conducted in 2010 on the basis of the Commissioner’s appeals addressed to the MIA, 14 facts of violation of the requirements of the legislation and the relevant normative-legal acts of the MIA were revealed and disciplinary actions were taken in respect of 41 officers by the relevant decisions of the ministry. Out of them 2 persons were discharged from service in internal affairs bodies, 6 persons were dismissed from their posts, and 33 persons were imposed other types of disciplinary punishments. 86