Lukashenka signed a law on expanding the powers of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Archive photoMINSK, May 21.President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed a law providing for the expansion of the powers and tasks of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country. The corresponding law was published on Saturday on the National Legal Internet Portal. Earlier, these amendments to the laws on the activities of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were adopted by both chambers of the Belarusian parliament. The document amends two laws — «On the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus» and «On the fight against terrorism.» objects, as well as in measures to strengthen the protection of the state border. Also, the internal troops are empowered to use military and special equipment to suppress riots and group violations of public order. The rights to use weapons are being clarified, in particular, the wording is excluded that this is possible if other methods and means in ensuring the fulfillment of tasks have proven ineffective. />Lukashenka said that the special operation in Ukraine taught him a lot. civilian personnel of the internal troops, as well as close military personnel and civilian personnel. Most of the provisions of the law come into force after its official publication. After the presidential elections held in Belarus on August 9, 2020, which were won by Alexander Lukashenko for the sixth time, , 80.1% of the votes, opposition protests took place in the country, to suppress which the security forces, among other things, used special equipment and special equipment. The KGB of Belarus in February 2021 stated that manifestations of protests had practically disappeared. In Belarus, criminal cases have been opened against a number of opposition leaders, including calls for a seizure of power, the creation of an extremist formation, a conspiracy to seize state power by unconstitutional means, and an attempted terrorist act.The Belarusian General Staff announced the growth of the military threat