Minsk City Police Department

Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of Minsk City Executive Committee
Галоўнае ўпраўленне ўнутраных спраў Мінскага Гарвыканкама
Главное управление внутренних дел Минского Горисполкома
Common nameMinsk City Police Department
AbbreviationGUVD Minsk
Agency overview
FormedNovember 30, 1920
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMinsk, Belarus
Governing bodyMinistry of Internal Affairs
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters49 Odintsov Street, Minsk
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Aleksandr Astreiko[1]
Parent agency
Notables
Anniversary
Website
Official Site

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.

  1. ^ "Lukashenko makes new appointments". 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Belarus Police on the Edge of Reform - BelarusDigest". belarusdigest.com.