{"id":211789,"date":"2026-11-13T22:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T19:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211789\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T22:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T19:40:21","slug":"eu-blacklisted-police-chief-appointed-deputy-interior-minister","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211789\/","title":{"rendered":"EU-blacklisted police chief appointed deputy interior minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 13, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, by his November 13, appointed Aleh \u0160ulako\u016dski, subject to EU sanctions since 2020, as Belarus\u2019 deputy interior minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian ruler has relieved \u0160ulako\u016dski of his duties as chief of the Brest regional police department, replacing him with Andrej Baka\u010d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The position of deputy interior minister became vacant on October 28 after D\u017amitryj Karziuk was discharged from service \u201con age grounds,\u201d with the right to wear the prescribed uniform and insignia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Union placed \u0160ulako\u016dski on its list of Belarusians subject to the EU\u2019s travel bans and asset freezes in October 2020 while he was serving as first deputy chief of the Homiel regional police department. He was designated for his alleged role in the post-election crackdown on dissent, including arbitrary arrests, violence and torture against peaceful protesters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 13, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, by his November 13, appointed Aleh \u0160ulako\u016dski, subject to EU sanctions since 2020, as Belarus\u2019 deputy interior minister. The Belarusian ruler has relieved \u0160ulako\u016dski of his duties as chief of the Brest regional police department, replacing him with Andrej Baka\u010d. The position of deputy interior minister became vacant on October [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":207933,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-211789","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EU-blacklisted police chief appointed deputy interior minister | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 13, Pozirk. 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