High-profile cases and daily work: Investigative Committee of Belarus celebrates 15th anniversary
The Investigative Committee was established in Belarus 15 years ago. How the new department was formed, what tasks it solves today and what its employees will tell about – in the ONT report.
15 years ago, on September 12, 2011, the President signed a decree on the creation of a new law enforcement agency in the country – the Investigative Committee. This was preceded by a lot of preliminary work. The situation in the country was analyzed in detail, foreign experience was considered, possible consequences and risks were assessed. Very careful and balanced approach, as Alexander Lukashenko demanded.
The Investigative Committee was not created from scratch. Profile units were in the Prosecutor’s Office, and in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and in the State Control Committee. They were brought together, becoming the basis of the new department. Approaches to the preliminary investigation have become unified, its independence is maximum, the quality of work, as time has shown, is higher.
By the way, on the same day, September 12, but only ten years ago, a new professional holiday was established in Belarus - the Day of the Preliminary Investigation Worker. On the difficulties and romance of working in the preliminary investigation, high-profile criminal cases and solved crimes - in the report of ONT.
