The Provisional Government - Announcing the Abolition of the Police Forces

In place of these dissolved police forces, the provisional government expected to organize militia companies drawn from the citizenry and led by elected officers. So the idea was not to have no police force, but instead to have a police force by and for the people,. The provisional government also moved quickly to reorganize provincial administration throughout the empire. On march fifth, all governors and deputy governors were summarily dismissed from service. To replace these governors, the provisionalgovernment invited local leaders to take control.