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On Thursday, Lukashenko fired Interior Minister Yuriy Karayev and appointed him vice-president-inspector in the Brest region. The Secretary of State of the Belarusian Security Council, Valery Vakulchyk, and the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Aliaksandr Barsukov, were also fired. They were appointed to the post of Assistant to the President-Inspector in the Grodno and Minsk region.
Appointing officers to the new post, A. Lukashenko said that V. Vakulčykas, J.Karajev and A.Barsukov “are not only going to very dangerous, but also very important areas of our country” and that the army will help them to fulfill their new functions.
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“The landing assault brigade in Brest focuses on this by law. And a huge brigade of motorcyclists is stationed in Grodno. This is a support for you and the officials of the power structures, the local governors, a component of the force. I say this openly and I do not hide it. Everyone has to understand that, “said the president.
Lukashenko said the newly appointed officials would have to “guarantee public safety.”
“This is very important to you as a military order in the field,” Lukashenko said, as quoted by the state news agency BelTA.
“And if you need the support of the armed forces, we will do it. This is my responsibility,” Lukashenko said.
He also instructed his new assistants to cooperate with the Defense and Interior Ministries and the State Security Committee (KGB).
For the third month in a row, there have been massive protests in Belarus over the August 9 presidential elections, which Lukashenko has ruled the country since 1994. The opposition and Western democracies consider these elections to be rigged.
The protesters are demanding the resignation of Lukashenko, the release of political prisoners and new elections.
Former presidential candidate Sviatlana Cichanouskaya has issued an “ultimatum” calling for a “general strike” from October 26 if Lukashenko does not comply with the protesters’ demands.
The most important demonstrations usually take place on Sundays. Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets through the capital Minsk alone.
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