Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of Minsk City Executive Committee Галоўнае ўпраўленне ўнутраных спраў Мінскага Гарвыканкама Главное управление внутренних дел Минского Горисполкома | |
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Common name | Minsk City Police Department |
Abbreviation | GUVD Minsk |
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Formed | November 30, 1920 |
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Operations jurisdiction | Minsk, Belarus |
Governing body | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
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Headquarters | 49 Odintsov Street, Minsk |
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The Minsk City Police Department (Belarusian: Галоўнае ўпраўленне ўнутраных спраў Мінскага Гарвыканкама; Russian: Главное управление внутренних дел Минского Горисполкома) officially known as the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee is the main municipal police force in the Belarusian capital of Minsk with responsibilities that include law enforcement and investigation in the city.
Minsk has the largest number of police officers among the post-Soviet republics.[2] It is also one of the most active police forces in Belarus due to Minsk being the center of many protests and arrests.