The head of the State Police of the Republic of Lithuania was praised, after which he was awarded the rank of general

Now in the State Police this title is held by Ruks’ deputies Andrei Grishin and Normund Grubis.

Rooks was awarded the rank of Colonel on August 12, 2020. By law, the rank of general is awarded following five years of service in the rank of colonel. At the same time, the law provides that the next title may be awarded ahead of schedule as a reward.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs gave several arguments for awarding the title.

Under the leadership of Ruks, in 2021, the State Police began structural changes and restructuring of work processes in order to bring the service’s activities closer to the needs of the population and increase the efficiency of resource use.

During the reform, an internal audit department of the State Police and an information telephone line were also created, which is now being transformed into a customer support department, and the Internet police began to operate. A training center for investigators has been created within the structure of the State Police College. Work continues to resolve issues of personnel and material and technical equipment.

Amendments to the criminal procedure law introduced the position of assistant investigator.

In addition, with the active participation of Ruks, the main criminal police department of the State Police was restructured by creating a department for combating cybercrimes.

Funding for systematic, targeted and well-thought-out investments in real estate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has not been allocated, however, in 2022, with the participation of Ruks, through the effective definition of the requirements of the State Police, it was possible to achieve conceptual support for rent and the allocation of funding to cover related costs for the placement of structural units of the Riga region administration on both banks of the Daugava .

Rooks also took an active part in creating the Homeland Security Academy consortium.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs also notes that Ruks’s education fully complies with the requirements of regulations: at the University of Latvia he received an academic master’s degree in jurisprudence, and at the Latvian Police Academy he received a professional bachelor’s degree in jurisprudence, an assessment of the performance of an official and its results – A1.