The way plainclothes police work (photo fact)
What is said in the Law on home policy organs and the Administrative Code about it? Let us compare.
A plainclothes man sprays tear gas right in the face of cameraman Uladzimir Kostsin. (Euroradio’s photo)
Article 26. Terms and limits of using physical force, weapons, special and military equipment. (The Law on home policy organs)
Physical force, special and military equipment and weapons can be used according to the situation and the policeman’s opinion in the cases indicated by the Law.
The usage of physical force, special and military equipment and weapons violating the Law will result in responsibility indicated in the legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
Photo by: Alyaksandr Vasyukovіch
Photo by: Getty Images
Photo by: Reuters
Photo by: Getty Images
Photo by: Reuters
Photo by: RIA Novosti
Article 28. Usage of special equipment
Allowed in such cases as:
the necessity to stop disobedience or resistance to policemen or other persons on duty responsible for keeping the order and to prevent or stop crimes and administrative infractions;
stopping mass riots or group violations of the order or actions directed at damage or destruction of property;
in other cases indicated by the President of the Republic of Belarus.
Photo by: Syarhei Balai, "Salіdarnasts”
Photo by: Nasha nіva
Photo by: photo.bymedia.net
Photo by: Anton Matolka
Photo by: Euroradio
Photo by: Getty Images
Photo by: Reuters
Photo by: Anton Matolka
Photo by: Alyaksandr Vasyukovіch
At the same time, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights announces that every person has the right for freedom and personal immunity (article 3); and that nobody can be detained or arrested without permission (article 9).
This is what the Administrative Code says:
An administrative detention of a person that may be subjected to administrative responsibility may not last for more than 3 hours if it is not indicated elsewhere in the Code.
2. Detentions may last longer than 3 hours, but should not exceed 72 hours for:
1) physical entities who committed an administrative infraction that leads to an administrative arrest or deportation;
2) physical entities detained in public places in a state of alcohol, toxic or narcotic intoxication until sobering up.
