The Belarusian Presidential Guard or officially the Presidential Security Service ( Belarusian : Служба бяспекі прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь , romanized : Sluzhba byaspyeki prezidenta , Russian : Служба безопасности Президента Республики Беларусь ) is a law-enforcement body that was designed to protect the President of Belarus and other high-ranking officials and officers.
5-446: Presidential Security Service may refer to: Presidential Security Service (Belarus) Presidential Security Service (Russia) Presidential Security Service (South Korea) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Presidential Security Service . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-771: The US and the European Union, the Presidential Security Service and its commanders are actively involved in human rights violations and political repressions in Belarus. According to the Belarusian opposition, the Presidential Security Service has played a key role in the events around the controversial referendum of 1996 , which has resulted in the dissolution of the disloyal Supreme Soviet of Belarus and an ultimate concentration of state power in
15-644: The hands of authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko . Before the controversial referendum, the Presidential Security Service has blocked the office of the Central Election Commission of Belarus and prevented the Head of the commission, Viktar Hanchar from executing his role. Lidia Yermoshina , a member of the Commission loyal to Lukashenko, has been appointed instead of Hanchar. Three years later, Viktar Hanchar has disappeared and
20-423: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Presidential_Security_Service&oldid=1084393059 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Presidential Security Service (Belarus) According to
25-655: Was presumably murdered. After the events, the United States State Department stated that the Presidential Guard is a secret police force under the control of President Alexander Lukashenko . The State Department in 1996 stated the guard was allowed to use force " against the President's political enemies with no judicial or legislative oversight." Several former Heads of the Presidential Security Service have been included in
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