{"id":206492,"date":"2026-10-07T11:39:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/206492\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:39:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:39:43","slug":"lukasenka-orders-kgb-agents-into-local-government-bodies","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/206492\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka orders KGB agents into local government bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1129\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128.jpg 1129w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1129px) 100vw, 1129px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        KGB headquarters in Minsk\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Sputnik)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 7, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has ordered the inclusion of representatives of the Committee for State Security (KGB) and the State Control Committee (SCC) in regional executive committees and the Minsk City Executive Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Signed two days ago and published on the National Legal Portal today, the edict amends existing regulations on staffing of local government and self-government bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The provision allowing chairpersons to appoint other officials has been removed from the regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional executive committees will now include the chairperson and deputies, the chief of staff, the head of the internal affairs department, as well as the representatives of the KGB and the SCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka regime adapts reprisals to maximize reach \u2013 think tank<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 6, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime has been adapting reprisals to maximize their reach while minimizing the resources required to sustain them, says a recent study by the Center for New Ideas think tank. Authors Maksim Znak, a former political &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/206395\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 7, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has ordered the inclusion of representatives of the Committee for State Security (KGB) and the State Control Committee (SCC) in regional executive committees and the Minsk City Executive Committee. Signed two days ago and published on the National Legal Portal today, the edict amends existing regulations on staffing of local [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":63135,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-206492","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka orders KGB agents into local government bodies | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 7, Pozirk. 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