Proposal to establish Chief Military Prosecutor's Office in Belarus

Belarus' Prosecutor General Andrei Shved suggested establishing the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office as he read out a report to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. Later on he told journalists why the prosecutor's office thinks that such an institution is needed, BelTA has learned.

One of the topics of the report was the proposal to establish the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office. According to Andrei Shved, “this is prompted by a number of objective circumstances, including the developments around our country”.

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, there are many points of view on this issue. He asked about the rationale behind Andrei Shved's position. “I know your position, but what are the reasons behind it? Indeed, we do need to strengthen control over compliance with the law among the military. I have already told you that the prosecutor's office had somewhat moved away from the power bloc some time ago”, the president said.

Andrei Shved explained to the journalists that this initiative does not mean the return to the previous practices. He recalled that the Belarusian military prosecutor's office was disbanded in 2014, when the situation in the world was completely different, including the military situation. “This is not about recreating what we used to have, but about creating the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office, the staff of which will be several times smaller than that of the Belarusian Military Prosecutor's Office. The thing is that if such a decision is made, military prosecutors will exclusively supervise the compliance with the rule of law in the military at various periods of time. The final decision will be made only after another meeting with the head of state,” the prosecutor general said.

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