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Lukashenko: Belarus should restore safety this year

MINSK, 10 September (BelTA) – Belarus should return to the safe period it has had recently, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he introduced Andrei Shved as Belarus’ new prosecutor general on 10 September, BelTA has learned.

Using the occasion Aleksandr Lukashenko shared his vision of the work of the prosecution offices. “Minsk is going through a difficult time right now. We are experiencing a dramatic period. Maybe, it is happening for the first time in the history of our state, at least, for the first time in the past decade. However, many will disagree with me recalling the mid-1990s. They say that it was worse. Many remember the time when cars were overturned and set on fire on roads, when dozens of thousands of people really took to the streets. The reasons were clear then: families had nothing to eat,” the president said.

“The situation with law enforcement has deteriorated in the country. However, let us be frank. Maybe, I am getting it wrong, but I personally believe that the prosecution service has failed to rise to the occasion. They should focus on preserving the country, its independence and safety. I have always demanded it and will keep doing it. This year the country should return to the safe period it has recently had and which is characteristic of our country. This is about Belarus' image,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The president emphasized that the prosecution service should enforce the law and safeguard the safe development of the state. “Some coordination councils and other organizations...The Constitutional Court and the prosecutor general gave their assessment of these coordination councils (I believe you share this view). You should not only assess the legal status of organizers and mobilizers, but also respond in a more powerful and dramatic way to such actions,” the head of state said.

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