No moustache for policemen?

"Short hair, small edging, no beard, no moustache," – this is how they describe the proper appearance of a policeman in the Partizanski district police department of Minsk. I'm trying to get a job of an inspector for juveniles. They promise an initial salary - Br 4.5 million per month. And warn: "You'll have to wear a uniform."

The Zavodzki district police department of the capital also has a vacancy. Here, whiskers, moustache or beard are accepted only in exceptional cases.

"A policeman should look decently. However, he can wear a beard in exceptional cases. This is when he needs to cover up a scar or other injuries "- they explain to me in the police.

This is weird as ex-Interior Minister Anatol Kulyashou has a moustache. However, the current Interior Minister and his deputies, apparently, strictly follow the new rules – they don’t grow moustache.

Policewomen are allowed to wear make-up. However, it should not look provoking, warns the officer of the Zavodzki district police department of Minsk:
 
"You understand that. They can have make-up on, but it should not look like a provocation. "

Do the police in the street comply with these standards? I see two patrol policemen at the central station: a guy and a girl. A policeman is wearing short hair, no moustache, beard or whiskers. The girl has make-up on her eyes, and earrings. Apparently, this is allowed. However, when asked about the dress code, they flatly refuse to talk. It seems that policemen are not allowed to communicate with journalists under the new rules of ethics.

The next police officer I meet on the street immediately says: "The new rules have changed nothing in fact."

 According to him, a police officer cannot take a seat in transport because he will have to concede it anyway. You have to be clean-shaven and look decent. But this was before the new order "On the Rules of Professional Ethics of Internal Affairs Institutions," says the policeman.

 Previously, the Interior Ministry’s order "On the courteous and attentive attitude of the staff of internal affairs bodies and internal troops to the citizens" was in force. It was adopted in 2005 by the then Interior Minister Uladzimir Navumau.

 
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