The Moscow Times looks at current, negative public opinion on the police force, as well as the ‘perverse‘ system of rewards and ‘meager salaries‘ that supposedly inspire corrupt practices.  A drunken policeman who went on a shooting rampage last year (setting off the wave of public outrage over corruption in the police force) should be given a life sentence, say prosecutors – with a verdict expected next week.  The mayor of Novosibirsk has been arrested on suspicion of being involved in organized crime.  Russia is poised to sign a deal on a new military base in Abkhazia.  RFE/RL comments on the discrepancy between the Kremlin chief of staff’s defense of centralized power, and the recent INSOR report recommending a new method of rule. ‘We’ve been here before. In fact, we’ve been here many times before in Russian history.‘  Russia says the current delay on the delivery of its air defense system to Iran is due to ‘technical problems‘.