However, a somewhat conspicuous omission from the profile of Sun Yafang, the chairman, is that according to a report in the Financial Times she used to work for the Ministry of State Security.

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To monitor groups the Interior Ministry had its General Directorate for State Security Investigations while the tough methods of the Central Security Forces could be relied on to stifle demonstrations.

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According to a report broadcast today on National Public Radio, Khasbulatov has also assigned to this militia responsibility for the security of 75 buildings in Moscow, including state television, the Foreign Ministry, and the Constitutional Court.

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