Directive No. 1 on measures to strengthen public safety and discipline

Head of State Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 305, which updated the provisions of the Directive of the President of the Republic of Belarus of March 11, 2004 No. 1 “On measures to strengthen public security and discipline” on September 8, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti news agency reports with reference to the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The new version of the directive, taking into account modern risks and challenges, improved approaches to strengthening public security, proposed new mechanisms for maintaining it, including in the virtual environment.

The decree regulates priority activities of state bodies in the interests of creating additional conditions for improving the culture of safety of the population, forming the necessary skills of socially responsible behavior of citizens and a favorable social environment, as well as for the harmonious development of the individual.

Among the priority areas are the protection of public order, ensuring information security, countering extremism, illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs, control of external migration processes. Such areas also include protection of the population and territories from emergency situations and civil defense, road safety, environmental safety, sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population and labor safety.

The government, regional executive committees and the Minsk City Executive Committee, as before, will organize and coordinate activities to implement the directive by subordinate state bodies and organizations. At the same time, further control over its implementation will be carried out by the prosecutor's office.