Law enforcement in Belarus
Law enforcement inBelarusis the responsibility of a variety of agencies such as theMilitsiya,as well as other agencies such as thePresidential Guardand theState Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus,all under the authority of the country'sMinistry of Internal Affairs.[1][2]
List of agencies
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- Militsiya(Міліцыя) is the police service of Belarus, under the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which considered as the main policing and law enforcement agency in Belarus.
- Internal Troops(Унутраныя войскі) is a uniformedparamilitarygendarmerieforce.[3]
- 6th Independent Special Police Brigade of the Internal Troops
- OMON(АМАП) is a system ofspecial policeunits in the Militsiya (distinct from the RussianOMON)
- Special Rapid Response Unit
- Secret policeorganizations
- Presidential Guard
- State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus(KDB in Belarusian, KGB in Russian)
- State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus
- Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus
- Prosecutor General of Belarus
Cooperation with international agencies
[edit]The Ministry of Internal Affairs has cooperated with several international law enforcement organisations includingInterpoland theUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.Examples also include theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europewhich, under the auspices of many projects and programmes, has helped develop Belarusian law enforcement capabilities.
Prisons
[edit]World War II German occupation of Belarus
[edit]- Byelorussian Auxiliary Police(Defunct)
References
[edit]- ^"Law on police use of force in Belarus".The Law on Police Use of Force.Archivedfrom the original on April 11, 2021.RetrievedAug 14,2020.
- ^"Belarus".www.interpol.int.Archivedfrom the original on June 9, 2020.RetrievedAug 14,2020.
- ^"Vnutrennie Vojska Page".www.mvd.gov.by.Retrieved2024-01-30.