Defense
Belarus to consider aggression
against any CSTO member as military threat — Belarus Def Min
December 19, 19:13 UTC+3
The coutnry's “On Martial Law” defines an act of an armed
aggression against any CSTO member state as an attack on Belarus, Belarusian
Defense Minister Andrey Ravkov said
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MINSK, December 19 /TASS/. Belarus will consider
aggression against any member state of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) as a military threat to its own security under the
country’s “On Martial Law” which parliament amended on Friday.
The document defines an act of an armed aggression
against any CSTO member state as an attack on Belarus, Belarusian Defense
Minister Andrey Ravkov said presenting the amendments “On Martial Law” to
parliament.
For the first time ever, the law provides for a
possibility of introducing a martial law if a threat of encroaching on the
country’s constitutional order appears.
The
Belarusian defense minister said the amendments also allowed for imposing a ban
on creation of political parties and other unions and associations and
suspended the operation of some media outlets except for those mentioned in the
Ministry of Information list, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said.
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