Anatoly Vyborny: CSTO Parliamentary Assembly drafts law on combating terrorism at fuel and energy facilities

Anatoly Vyborny, deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Security and Counteraction to Corruption, Chairman of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Standing Commission on Defence and Security:
–We considered a number of issues, including comments and proposals on the draft model acts to be submitted to the Standing Commissions and the 15th Plenary Session of the CSTO PA for their full approval.
In particular, the draft recommendations on improving national legislation of the CSTO Member States to block channels for international terrorism were approved. Our main task is to develop legal arrangements aimed at the timely creation, adoption and implementation of model legislative acts that meet the current challenges and threats. One successful example of such work is the formation of a single list of terrorist organizations. This will make it possible to rule out situations in which a terrorist organization banned in one CSTO Member State will be legal in another.
In addition, previous comments and proposals on the draft model law on information and analysis for law enforcement agencies of CSTO Member States will be taken into account.
For instance, Kazakhstan proposes that the draft should take account of the specificities of national legislation, in accordance with which the special services of a state performing a law enforcement function should not be equated with the law enforcement agencies.
It was decided to submit to the CSTO PA Standing Commission on Defence and Security a draft CSTO model law on countering terrorism at fuel and energy facilities.
In view of the significance of fuel and energy facilities as critical infrastructure of CSTO Member States, they are subject to special physical protection from possible terrorist acts and are a priority. After all, a terrorist attack on such facilities could have consequences comparable to the use of weapons of mass destruction.