RESOLUTION OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH OSSETIA on Creation of the Guards of the Republic and the Committee of Defense of the Republic of South Ossetia

Taking into consideration many appeals of Local Councils of people` s deputies, public organizations and individual citizens about guaranteeing safety to lives and health of people, state sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of South Ossetia, the Supreme Council of the Republic of South Ossetia resolves:

1. To create the Defense Forces of the Republic and the Guards of the Republic.

2. To set up the Committee of Defense of the Republic for the realization of tasks, determined by the state of emergency.

3. The Committee of Defense:

a) Should start formation of the Guards of the Republic.

b) Should approve Status and organizational structure of the Guards of the Republic.

c) Should submit for the consideration of the Session of the Supreme Council of the Republic of the South Ossetia Status of the Committee of Defense of the Republic...

4. Should prohibit creation of any formations that are not stipulated by the Constitution (basic law) of the Republic of South Ossetia.

5. Should declare on the entire territory of the Republic of South Ossetia state of emergency for the period of 6 months.

6. Should delegate to the Committee of Defense, due to the declared state of emergency on the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia, functions of observation of public order, national security and defense sphere.

Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of South Ossetia Z. N. Gassiev.

December 21, 1991.

(Newspaper “Youzhnaia Ossetia”, December 26, 1991)