Set patrol law enforcement officers in five regions of Ukraine will start in September-October, said the Minister of internal Affairs Arsen Avakov at a meeting With heads of regional state administrations in the Khmelnitsky region.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Minister of internal Affairs Arsen Avakov on Thursday in the framework of the working visit to Khmelnitsky announced the start of recruitment of a new police patrol the city, it is expected that police will begin work in early winter.

"Ternopil, Rivne, Chernivtsi, Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk region will begin the competitive selection of new law enforcement officers in September and early October. In order to get some fresh police units in January-February, maybe by the end of December, " the Minister said at the meeting, broadcast by the television channel ".

On Tuesday, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed the Law on the national police, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on 2 July. According to the law, the New service will be created in stages. The first step in this direction will be the development of the patrol police, which, as well as among them, will replace the police. New patrol law enforcement began in Kiev on 4 July. Before the end of the year is expected to make a similar service in other major cities.

from the national police will operate: criminal law enforcement, patrol and law enforcement agencies, law enforcement protection, special law enforcement agencies and law enforcement agencies for special purposes. The law requires that the police want to sign a contract for four years, which will allow to provide stability of their work. It is also planned that local authorities have the opportunity to Express no confidence in any police patrol. The main innovation is the Recruitment to law enforcement agencies through a public competition. The activities of the national police coordinated by the Cabinet of Ministers through the head of the Ministry of internal Affairs.

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