Yury Khadzhimuratavich Karayeu ( be, Юрый Хаджымуратавіч Кара́еў, russian: Ю́рий Хаджимура́тович Кара́ев, Yuriy Karayev, born 21 June 1966) is a Russian-born

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

General of ''

Militsiya ''Militsiya'' ( rus, милиция, , mʲɪˈlʲitsɨjə) was the name of the police forces in the Soviet Union (until 1991) and in several Eastern Bloc countries (1945–1992), as well as in the non-aligned SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992). The ...

''. He was the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus from 11 June 2019 to 29 October 2020. He is also a Major General of the Police.

Biography

Karayeu was born on 21 June 1966 in the capital of North Ossetia, Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz). He graduated from the

Saratov Saratov (, ; rus, Сара́тов, a=Ru-Saratov.ogg, p=sɐˈratəf) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River upstream (north) of Volgograd. Saratov had a population of 901,36 ...

Military Institute of the Interior Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union in 1987 and was sent to serve in

Mahiliou Mogilev (russian: Могилёв, Mogilyov, ; yi, מאָלעוו, Molev, ) or Mahilyow ( be, Магілёў, Mahilioŭ, ) is a city in eastern Belarus, on the Dnieper River, about from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and from the bor ...

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

, then part of the

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

. He was later transferred to an operational regiment stationed in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

and spent several months serving in the

Southern Caucasus The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia or the Transcaucasus, is a geographical region on the border of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains. The South Caucasus roughly corresponds to modern Arme ...

during the

First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...

. In 1996 or 1997, he graduated from the

Frunze Military Academy The M. V. Frunze Military Academy (russian: Военная академия имени М. В. Фрунзе), or in full the Military Order of Lenin and the October Revolution, Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Academy in the name of M. V. Frunze (rus ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, Russia. In 1999-2009 he served as commander of various police and internal troops units in Babruysk,

Homiel Gomel (russian: Гомель, ) or Homiel ( be, Гомель, ) is the administrative centre of Gomel Region and the second-largest city in Belarus with 526,872 inhabitants (2015 census). Etymology There are at least six narratives of the ori ...

and

. In 2009, Karayeu was appointed First Deputy Chief of Operational and Combat Training of Internal Troops at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. From 2012 to 11 June 2019 he was the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus and commander of the Internal Troops of Belarus. On 11 June 2019 he was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus by President Alexander Lukashenko.

Role during the protests of 2020

Yury Karayeu has been one of the central figures of the 2020 Belarusian protests following the disputed

2020 Belarusian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Belarus on Sunday, 9 August 2020. Early voting began on 4 August and ran until 8 August. Incumbent Alexander Lukashenko was announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC) to have won a sixth term in offi ...

. On the 4th day of protests after the presidential elections, Karayeu confirmed that the Ministry of Internal Affairs officers were allowed to use force against the protestors. On 29 August, the

Coordination Council Coordination Council may refer to: * Coordination Council (Afghanistan) * Coordination Council of Leftist Forces, a political alliance in Azerbaijan * Coordination Council (Belarus), an opposition council of Belarusians aiming to transfer power fr ...

of the Belarusian democratic opposition called for Karayeu's resignation following his responsibility for

police brutality Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group. It is an extreme form of police misconduct and is a civil rights violation. Police brutality includes, but is not limited to, ...

during the protests on the first days after the election. Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (11 June 2019 - 29 October 2020), Police Lieutenant General. Head of punitive operations against civilians during the 2020 protests. Responsible for the concealment of the election results in August 2020, who gave orders for the violent dispersal of peaceful rallies and the use of rubber bullets, firearms, flash grenades and water cannons against unarmed protesters, as well as for violence and torture in the Belarusian security forces and prisons. On 31 August 2020 Karayeu was included in the list of persons who were banned indefinitely from entering Latvia, as well as received a five-year ban on entry into Estonia and a ban on entry into Lithuania due to the fact that by his actions he organized and supported the "falsification of the presidential elections on August 9" and subsequent violent suppression of peaceful protests. On 2 October 2020, Karayeu was banned from entering the European Union and put on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List by the

United States Department of the Treasury The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States, where it serves as an executive department. The department oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and t ...

. He was also sanctioned by the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Canada. On 29 October 2020 Karayeu, by presidential decree, was removed from office. On the same day he was appointed Assistant to the President of the Republic of Belarus - Inspector for the Grodno Region. On 4 March 2021 the

BYPOL The Association of Security Forces of Belarus ( be, Аб'яднанне сілавікоў Беларусі, Abjadnannie siłavikow Biełarusi), also known as BYPOL, is a Belarusian organization that was created by former employees of law enforce ...

initiative published an audio recording of Karaev's alleged address to the staff of the Chief Organized Crime and Corruption Fighting Directorate (russian: Главное управление по борьбе с организованной преступностью и коррупцией, GUBOPiK) in autumn 2020. In the transcript of the speech, the then Minister of Internal Affairs makes insults towards

Belarusians , native_name_lang = be , pop = 9.5–10 million , image = , caption = , popplace = 7.99 million , region1 = , pop1 = 600,000–768,000 , region2 = , pop2 ...

and also instructs the employees of the GUBOPiK regarding the ways and methods of extrajudicial reprisals against people. On 19 March 2021 it was reported by the Russian news agency

TASS The Russian News Agency TASS (russian: Информацио́нное аге́нтство Росси́и ТАСС, translit=Informatsionnoye agentstvo Rossii, or Information agency of Russia), abbreviated TASS (russian: ТАСС, label=none) ...

that Alexander Lukashenko has named Karayeu and Health Minister Vladimir Karanik as his preferred choices for succeeding him as

President of Belarus The president of the Republic of Belarus ( be, Прэзідэнт Рэспублікі Беларусь; russian: Президент Республики Беларусь) is the head of state and head of government of Belarus. The office was cre ...

in the event Lukashenko leaves office.

Family

Yury Karayeu is married and has a son.Пяць фактаў пра новага міністра ўнутраных спраў Юрыя Караева
ive facts about Yury Karayeu, the new interior minister-

Nasha Niva ''Nasha Niva'' ( be, Наша Ніва, Naša Niva, lit. "Our field") is one of the oldest Belarusian weekly newspapers, founded in 1906 and re-established in 1991. ''Nasha Niva'' became a cultural symbol, due to the newspaper's importance as a p ...

, 11 June 2019

References

1966 births Living people Belarusian generals Frunze Military Academy alumni Interior ministers of Belarus People from Vladikavkaz People of the Nagorno-Karabakh War Belarusian people of Ossetian descent Belarusian individuals subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List {{Belarus-politician-stub

Biography

Role during the protests of 2020

Family

See also

References