Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus
Encyclopedia
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus is a body of the Belarusian Government
that is charged with the internal affairs of Belarus
. Day to day law enforcement is carried out by the Militsiya
. The Ministry is also tasked with providing security to state buildings and officials. Organizations such as the Presidential Guard
are under the control of the Ministry. The clearing of landmines is among the tasks of the ministry.
Government of Belarus
The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus is the executive branch of state power in Belarus, and it is appointed by the President of Belarus...
that is charged with the internal affairs of 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 ,...
. Day to day law enforcement is carried out by the Militsiya
Militsiya
Militsiya or militia is used as an official name of the civilian police in several former communist states, despite its original military connotation...
. The Ministry is also tasked with providing security to state buildings and officials. Organizations 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...
are under the control of the Ministry. The clearing of landmines is among the tasks of the ministry.