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*[[Internal Troops of Belarus|Internal Troops]] (Унутраныя войскі) is a uniformed [[paramilitary]] [[gendarmerie]] force.<ref>https://www.mvd.gov.by/m/ru/page/vnutrennie-vojska</ref> |
*[[Internal Troops of Belarus|Internal Troops]] (Унутраныя войскі) is a uniformed [[paramilitary]] [[gendarmerie]] force.<ref>https://www.mvd.gov.by/m/ru/page/vnutrennie-vojska</ref> |
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**6th Independent Special Police Brigade of the Internal Troops |
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*[[OMON]] (АМАП) is a system of [[special police]] units in the Militsiya |
*[[OMON (Belarus)|OMON]] (АМАП) is a system of [[special police]] units in the Militsiya (distinct from the Russian [[OMON]]) |
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*[[SOBR|Special Rapid Response Unit]] |
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*Secret police organizations |
*Secret police organizations |
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Revision as of 17:03, 9 September 2020
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Law enforcement in Belarus is the responsibility of a variety of agencies such as the Militsiya, as well as other agencies such as the Presidential Guard and the State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus, all under the authority of the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs.[1][2]
List of agencies
- 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 uniformed paramilitary gendarmerie force.[3]
- 6th Independent Special Police Brigade of the Internal Troops
- OMON (АМАП) is a system of special police units in the Militsiya (distinct from the Russian OMON)
- Special Rapid Response Unit
- Secret police organizations
- 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
- Byelorussian Auxiliary Police (Defunct)
Cooperation with international agencies
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has cooperated with several international law enforcement organisations including Interpol and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Examples also include the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe which under the auspices of many projects and programmes, has helped developed Belarusian law enforcement capabilities.
Prisons
References
- ^ "Law on police use of force in Belarus". The Law on Police Use of Force. Retrieved Aug 14, 2020.
- ^ "Belarus". www.interpol.int. Retrieved Aug 14, 2020.
- ^ https://www.mvd.gov.by/m/ru/page/vnutrennie-vojska