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More than 6,000 people are enrolled in military-patriotic clubs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakou said at a meeting of the Interior Ministry’s collegium being held today at the Interior Ministry College in Harani.
According to him, more than 180 military-patriotic clubs are currently operating within the ministry.
In his remarks, he recalled that the college began operating on January 1.
“This will allow our ministry to additionally train 100 officers annually for practical units of the public security police and the criminal police,” the minister said.
Kubrakou pointed to a number of areas that, in his words, require additional attention. Among them are operational support for city-forming enterprises and the implementation of major investment projects.
He also touched on work in the agro-industrial sector, stressing the need for the prevention and investigation of crimes, including those related to cattle deaths.
An expansion in the use of the Republican Public Security Monitoring System was also noted in identifying offenses and solving crimes, including through the use of artificial intelligence technologies.
In the field of combating cybercrime, the minister said there is a need to revise approaches in light of the growth in extortion and to develop mechanisms that would reduce the risks of transferring large sums of money to fraudsters.
In the area of drug control and combating human trafficking, the Interior Ministry plans to focus on reducing the number of poisonings with psychoactive substances, as well as preventing the involvement of minors in illegal drug trafficking.
Addressing migration policy, Kubrakou said that the easing of the visa regime requires additional measures to prevent risks.
“The easing of the visa regime requires us to develop adequate measures to prevent risks and threats associated with an increase in the number of foreigners entering Belarus. They must all work or study. And those who commit violations must be held accountable under the law,” he emphasized.
Kubrakou also stated that it is necessary to fully engage state authorities in work with the unemployed, noting issues related to employment after imprisonment as well as strengthening preventive work with those on official records.
“All those under administrative arrest must work,” he said.
He added that particular attention should be paid to interaction with the population, especially with socially vulnerable groups, in order to respond promptly to incidents and prevent offenses.
Kubrakou said that by the end of the year the crime rate had reached its lowest level in the past ten years. A decrease was noted in the number of crimes within the remit of the criminal investigation department. According to the Interior Ministry, all individuals involved in murders, rapes, intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm, robberies, muggings, and vehicle thefts have been identified.
The minister also reported a decline in the number of cybercrimes and an increase in their clearance rates. According to him, positive dynamics were also recorded in the area of repeat and domestic crime.
A reduction in the number of minors involved in criminal activity was also noted. According to the Interior Ministry, this indicator has reached its minimum for the entire period of the country’s sovereign history.
Kubrakou also recalled the launch of the Interior Ministry chatbot “We Are Always Nearby!” for reporting offenses. According to him, more than 2,000 reports have been received through the service to date.