Ultramodern DNA laboratory opened in Izhevsk

Experts will be able to identify the personality of the suspect on found on a crime scene on "biological traces": to drops of blood, saliva, sperm, the epithelium remains, the dropped hair.

the Acting as the Minister of Internal Affairs across Udmurt Republic Maltsev Oleg noted that for the first time a question of creation of DNA laboratory in Udmurt Republic lifted in 2006. Then stages of coordination and preparation of necessary documentation were passed. However implementation of the project was prevented by financial crisis of 2008.

the Head of power department emphasized that again a question of creation of laboratory brought up after a series of murders of elderly women in the Volga region.

Now idea realized. On it 52 million rubles were required – 36 million rubles from them directed on purchase of the equipment, 11 million rubles – on expendables for carrying out examinations. On other means repair of the room was made and the furniture is bought. It should be noted that the laboratory in Izhevsk is the most modern in the Volga region.

Opening of laboratory will accelerate carrying out examinations as earlier samples should be carried to Kazan, Ufa, Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow. Will work in DNA laboratory of 7 experts, each of which, on the average, will carry out 800 expertizes a year. Thus each research can take some days, the head of department of biological examinations of the expert and criminalistic center emphasized Ministry of internal affairs in the Udmurt Republic Ostaltsov Andrey.

According to him, the laboratory will begin work in the end of the year after will get the admission.

In the future it is supposed p that functions of laboratory will expand. Experts will work and for Administration office Federal Penitentiary Service on Udmurt Republic.