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The Ministry of Internal Affairs told when the police have the right to search Ukrainians

Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko

The main thing is “the interests of the security of society with respect for human rights,” Gerashchenko stressed.

Police officers have the right to search citizens in the interests of public safety, Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko said on the air of the TV channel. Ukraine 24.

Also, Gerashchenko named some of the grounds that will allow law enforcement officers to inspect the personal belongings of Ukrainians.

“For example, a person who says:“ I was in a club, and some person offered me drugs there. ”Thus, the police can start checking this person, say:“ There was information that you allegedly have drugs, show me what do you have “”, – cited the example of the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to him, in such cases, the “cops” simply have no right not to react.

“This needs to be done, or say:“ ok, they told us that that person was selling drugs, and we’ll just sit there, if only no one wrote about us? ”“ Gerashchenko asks.

As another reason, he named cases of citizens appealing to law enforcement officers who became victims of robbery, theft, or declare an offense.

“For example, your wallet was stolen, you shout:“ Stop a man! ”Someone stopped someone, but you did not see who stole your wallet from you. Do you need to conduct a superficial inspection from him? Or are we not going to do this? ” – says Gerashchenko.

The Deputy Minister focused on the fact that the main thing is “the interests of public security with respect for human rights.”

“Honest people have nothing to hide,” he summed up.

As reported, earlier in the Svyatoshinsky district of Kiev there was a shooting at the supermarket… According to media reports, a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was wounded. The attacker was detained.

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