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MINSK, 18 July (BelTA) - President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko held a meeting with Prosecutor General Grigory Vasilevich on 18 July, BelTA learnt from the president’s press service. The Prosecutor General reported to the head of state on the performance of law enforcement agencies in H1 2011. Particular attention was paid to crime prevention. Thus, in H1 the crime rate decreased by almost 14% over the same period last year. Grave crimes, robberies, hooliganism reduced significantly. The number of crimes by minors went down by 18%. As noted by Grigory Vasilevich, these positive results have been achieved by joint efforts of police and local authorities. Another important aspect is law awareness campaigns among citizens, labor collectives. Alexander Lukashenko pointed out that the heads of several national government bodies that deal with legal support and implementation of law do not do enough in this area and are not active in the media. The problem of increase in DUI incidents has been discussed as a separate issue. The number of drivers who are prosecuted for drunk driving rose by more than 20% for the past six months. The President instructed to elaborate more effective penalties for DUI, to ensure greater safety on the roads.

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