Patrushev Calls for Clear NGO Rules

Patrushev Calls for Clear NGO Rules: "Patrushev Calls for Clear NGO Rules
The Associated Press
ASTANA, Kazakhstan -- Federal Security Service director Nikolai Patrushev on Friday called for clear rules on nongovernmental organizations' activities in former Soviet republics, days after he accused foreign intelligence services of using NGOs to spy on Russia and foment political upheaval in the region.
Patrushev told a meeting of top security and intelligence officials from the Commonwealth of Independent States that legislation in the CIS member-states 'must not allow NGOs to do whatever they want.'
Patrushev said NGOs were useful and should be supported, but repeated his allegation that some are used to gather 'intelligence information.' He said Russian intelligence agencies would continue to counter the practice"