Journalist Ivan Golunov will not appeal the verdict against the former police officers, who were sentenced to terms of up to 12 years for falsifying his case
As of May 6 Situation is calm at Kyrgyz-Tajik state border 06/05/21 10:19 Regions
Bishkek, May 6, 2021. / Kabar /. As of May 6, 2021, the situation in all regions and villages of Batken Oblast at the Kyrgyz-Tajik section of the state border, is stable. Border villages are under the full control of police officers. At present, the situation in the border areas is calm, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
Security in border villages is controlled by the police, internal troops and other security agencies. Employees of the Internal Affairs Directorate, internal troops and other law enforcement agencies conduct explanations among the local population about the observance of the rule of law. Investigative and operational teams continue to investigate and calculate the damage caused to social facilities, residential buildings and other facilit
Several law enforcement agency personnel decisions last week were driven by the need to buttress loyalty.
On March 11 2021, Alexander Lukashenka appointed Vadim Sinyavsky as Minister for Emergency Situations. Sinyavsky was previously in charge of the Hrodna region’s Internal Affairs Directorate, one of the protest activity centres, in August 2020. The new head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations spent almost his entire career in various positions in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the exception being a leadership position with the Security Service of the President of Belarus from December 2009 to April 2012. The new Minister has already stated that discipline is his leading priority in his new role.
The medal was awarded for Excellence in Public Order.
The By Pol initiative, which unites Belarusian security officials, publishes information about the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who are nominated for awards for loyal service to the Lukashenka regime in the pre-electoral and post-electoral periods.
Among them is the head of the department for the protection of law and order and the prevention of public security of the police of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Zavadski district, police lieutenant colonel
Vital Tratstsiak.
According to By Pol, Tratstsiak took part in the beating of those detained on August 11, 2020, on Akrestsina Street (this was previously reported on the Black Book of Belarus telegram channel). As the initiative notes, the policeman received a medal For excellence in maintaining public order.