Der Tagesspiegel: Over 100 Belarusian security officers were trained In Germany

In addition, in Belarus the German policemen trained 400 border guards and policemen.

For several years, German police provided training for Belarusian colleagues, reports Deutsche Welle with reference to German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel. Cooperation has been narrowed after the presidential elections in 2010 in Belarus.

According to media reports, for several years German police was training law enforcement officers in Belarus. From 2008 to 2011, at least 100 members of Belarusian law enforcement agencies participated in trainings in Germany, reported on Thursday, August 23, the website of German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel.

In particular, in 2009 and 2010 for the Belarusians were held five workshops in Lower Saxony, Baden-Wuerttemberg and Saxony. In addition, in Belarus German police trained nearly 400 border guards, senior officials of the police and criminologists.

On a practical example

In November 2010, Belarusian police was even provided an opportunity to observe for several days the work of German police during the transportation of nuclear waste storage to the facility in Gorleben. This operation involved more than 20,000 police officers.

The purpose of the training was to acquaint Belarusian colleagues with the image of action of German police, based on transparency and taking into account interests of citizens. However, the transportation of radioactive waste was accompanied by mass protests, and it came to clashes of activists with police.

During the clash by German policeman were used truncheons, water cannons, and sprays. According to opponents of nuclear power, more than 500 people were injured. A month later, after this training, after the presidential elections in December 2010, Belarusian security forces violently dispersed peaceful protests, reminds the German newspaper.

Demonstration of actions during mass events

Cooperation with Minsk in training of personnel was confirmed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Germany. According to it, the purpose of the training was to familiarize Belarusian policemen with EU standards on the example of German police. The main topic was actions of the police in major events, including sports events, reported the representative of the office.

However, he noted that in 2008 it was possible to observe some signs of readiness for democratic reforms in Belarus. However, after the presidential elections in December 2010, contacts with Minsk were severely restricted.

In connection with the dismissal in late July the head of the federal police Matthias Seeger, in German press were appearing assumptions that the reason for the dismissal was his contacts with the Belarusian authorities.