Combing-out in Ministry of Internal Affaires: first generals and colonels dismissed
20- 28.11.2008, 15:53
Four high ranking officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been relieved of their offices today.
The appropriate orders were signed by the head of state on November 28. Militia Major General Alyaksandr Shchurko has been relieved from the post of first deputy minister of internal affaires – head of the criminal militia.
Militia Major General Viktar Filistovich was released from office of deputy minister f internal affaires - head of the main personnel department (state secretary).
Militia Colonel Viktar Melnikau was relieved of duties of head of the Department of Finance and Logistic of the Ministry of Internal Affaires, and Militia Colonel Lidziya Ivanchykava was dismissed from her position of head of the Department of Citizenship and Migration at the Ministry of Internal Affaires.
By the order, they have been placed in service of the minister of internal affairs.
It should b reminded that on November 13, Lukashenka criticised high ranking officers of the Ministry of Internal affaires for possessing land and construction of luxurious villas at a session on anti-corruption. As Alyaksandr Lukashenka said, they wilfully violated the law to get land in the Minsk district.
“I call their names for your notice: first deputy minister Alyaksandr Shchurko, deputy minister Viktar Filistovich, former deputy ministers Radzyukevich and Hlukhouski, head of Department of Finance and Logistic Melnikau, director of the Department of Citizenship and Migration Ivanchykava, former head of the Penal Department Kouchur, former aide to the interior minister Karpeichyk, doctor of the hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affaires Burko, and officer of internal affaires department of the Minsk city executive committee Novik,” the head of state said.
According to him, “under the pretence of summer community, which has never existed, they built a housing estate of 2- and 3-storey houses”. Law enforcement officials paid only from 10,000 to 25,000 ruble for the land.
