Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus
| Міністэрства ўнутраных спраў Рэспублікі Беларусь | |
Emblem of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
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| Formed | February 22, 1991 |
| Preceding Interior Ministry | |
| Jurisdiction | Belarus |
| Headquarters | Minsk, Belarus |
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| Parent department | Government of Belarus |
| Website | mvd |
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus (Belarusian: Міністэрства ўнутраных спраў Рэспублікі Беларусь) 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.
According to human rights groups, the United States, and the European Union, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and its senior leadership play a key role in human rights violations and political repressions in Belarus.
A number of former Ministers and senior officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, including commanders and officers of the police (Militsiya) and of special police units operated by the Ministry (OMON, SOBR) have been included in the sanctions lists of the European Union and the United States.
Several former officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are being accused of involvement in unresolved disappearances and allegedly murder of opposition leaders Yuri Zakharenko (also former Minister of Internal Affairs himself) and Viktor Gonchar, opposition sponsor Anatoly Krasovski, and journalist Dmitri Zavadski in 1999-2000.
Is sanctioned by the United States.
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