Security measures will be strengthened in Minsk during the celebration of the City Day
From September 11, the number of police outfits in public places will increase in Minsk, and on September 12, the capital’s police will increase.
From September 11, Minsk will increase the number of police outfits in public places, and on September 12, the capital’s police will switch to an enhanced version of service. This was told to journalists on September 8 by the head of the Department of Law Enforcement and Prevention of Public Security Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee, police colonel Sergey Gorokhov, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports.
According to him, a significant flow of visitors is expected at the site near the Palace of Sports and at the festival “Minsk Old-Age”.
- Pass citizens will be carried out from 8:00 on September 12 through the checkpoint. They will be located on the side of the metro station "Nemiga", in the area of the house No. 2. Winners, from the shopping center "Gallery", near the underground passage in the street. Melnik and green zone at the intersection of pr. Winners and Masherov Street, said S. Gorokhov.
Before each checkpoint, information stands will be installed with a list of things that are prohibited to carry to the sites. Four chambers are organized for temporary storage of property. Separate checkpoints (they will be designated in orange) will provide for vulnerable categories of citizens - veterans, people with disabilities, pregnant women and parents with young children.
You can also get to the concert venue in the Upper Town area through checkpoints. Additional security measures will be taken in the Central children’s Park named after M. Gorky.
- Almost 20 festive sites in the administrative districts of the city will also be in the field of view of the capital’s police, the representative of the Mingoryspolkom added.
It is forbidden to come to festive events with pets, bicycles, scooters, monowheels and other means of personal mobility. The police also recommend taking into account the location of the checkpoint and arriving in advance for the holiday to avoid a large crowd at the entrances.
