Law enforcement in Belarus
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As well as the Militsiya
, law enforcement in Belarus
is also the responsibility of 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.
Militsiya
Militsiya or militia is used as an official name of the civilian police in several former communist states, despite its original military connotation...
, law enforcement in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
is also the responsibility of other agencies such as the Presidential Guard
Presidential Guard (Belarus)
The Belarusian Presidential Guard or officially the Presidential Security Service is a law-enforcement body that was designed to protect the President of Belarus and other high ranking officials and officers.However, the United States State Department stated that the Presidential Guard is a secret...
and the State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus, all under the authority of the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Secret police organizations
- Presidential GuardPresidential Guard (Belarus)The Belarusian Presidential Guard or officially the Presidential Security Service is a law-enforcement body that was designed to protect the President of Belarus and other high ranking officials and officers.However, the United States State Department stated that the Presidential Guard is a secret...
- State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus (KDB in Belarusian, KGB in Russian)