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Moscow Criminal Investigations Department or just MUR (Russian: Московский уголовный розыск, МУР) — is a detective branch within Moscow City Police which established as Moscow Criminal Detective Department (Московский уголовный сыск, МУС) on 1866.
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History
The Moscow CID's roots are from the Moscow detective prikaz (Russian: Сыскной приказ) of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, which was established in 1619, replacing by the interrogation mission (Russian: Розыскная экспедиция established in 1763. In 1782 the Bureau of Criminal Affairs (Палата уголовных дел) was established and it was the Moscow department of the Russian gendarmerie and on 1866 it was renamed to Moscow Criminal Investigations/Detective Department.
Recruitment
The officers in the Criminal Investigation Department are required to have had at least two years as a uniformed officer before applying to transfer to the department and receive further training when they do so. Muscovite CID officers are involved in investigation of major crimes such as rape, murder, serious assault, fraud, and any other offences that require complex detection. They are responsible for acting upon intelligence received and then building a case.