Fifteenth anniversary this year marks the 15th anniversary of the Investigative Committee of Belarus. Its history as an independent agency began in 2011, on September 12. Tomorrow, the service together with the whole country will mark both their professional holiday and the anniversary, and employees of the Glusky District Department of the Investigative Committee will celebrate.

The Glusky ROKS collective is a unity of experience and youth. Alongside experienced investigators devoted to their service, young people work side by side. Young specialists Elizabeth Andreeva and Mikhail Smirnov have successfully integrated into the team and become familiar with their surroundings; their persistence and efforts are already yielding results in their work. Their professional support comes from mentors and senior investigators Anna Kasko and Julia Sidorovich.

"Senior investigators Anna Kasko and Julia Sidorovich are the most experienced in the collective. They have served at the district department since the very beginning of its formation," says Alexander Ivanov, head of the Glusky ROKS, who has been leading the structure for more than five years. "Overall, our collective changes and refreshes; someone arrives, someone leaves for promotion. Our main task remains unchanged—protecting the rights and legitimate interests of citizens, uncovering crimes, and conducting criminal investigations operatively and professionally."

It should be noted that over the past few years, the crime rate has significantly decreased, both in the district and overall across the country. This is partly due to well-organized preventive work that we conduct in cooperation with other services. With the decline in the number of crimes, the quality of criminal case investigations and the conduct of checks based on these materials has improved.

Since the beginning of the year, there were 132 criminal cases among the Glusky investigators, of which 45 were completed, 41 cases were taken to court, 4 were terminated.

An analysis of the crime structure in the district shows that property theft remains the most common offense: since the beginning of the year, 20 robberies have been registered. Socially significant crimes are also traditionally within the scope of investigators' attention. For example, 11 criminal cases have been opened against responsible persons for failure to pay child support. Work is also actively conducted regarding countering cybercrime—eight criminal cases in the field of information-telecommunication technologies are currently under investigation.

"No two cases are alike; each has its own complexity," notes Alexander Ivanov. "Behind each one are specific people—the victims and suspects, their destinies. For an investigator, the main thing is to find the truth, restore justice, and prove involvement in the crime, so that every guilty person answers for their actions. This requires not only knowledge of the Law, but also persistence, endurance, patience, and meticulousness. These qualities help our investigators achieve results in their work."

The collective of the Glusky District Department of the Investigative Committee consists of nine employees, six of whom are investigators. The core of the unit is made up of senior investigators Anna Kas'ko and Yulia Sidorovich, who have dedicated many years to the profession.

• Anna Kas'ko specializes in investigating economic and corruption crimes. She handles the most complex, multi-episode criminal cases, which require meticulous work with documents and a deep analysis of economic schemes.
• Yulia Sidorovich investigates criminal cases involving evasion of alimony and child support payments—this is her primary focus. Additionally, her competence includes property crimes and several economic offenses, making her a versatile specialist capable of investigating cases of various categories.

Last year, the department's staff was replenished with three new employees. In August, Maxim Loban was transferred from the Bobruisk Interdistrict Department of the Investigative Committee to the position of senior investigator. He took over the baton from Pavel Kablash, who continued his service in the Directorate of the Investigative Committee for the Mogilev Region. Maxim Loban's area of responsibility is the detection and investigation of cybercrimes.

Today, two young specialists — investigators Elizaveta Andreyeva and Mikhail Smirnov — are also undergoing training at the ROSK. Elizaveta comes from the settlement of Glusha; she is a graduate of the Gomel Trade-Economic University of Consumer Cooperation with a degree in 'economic law,' which gives her a solid legal education with deep knowledge of economics. From February to June this year, she completed training at the Investigative Committee Institute and obtained the qualification of 'investigator.' She entered the profession consciously, so she feels confident, and senior colleagues always support her initiatives. Her main role model is an experienced mentor, senior investigator Anna Kas'ko. The head of the district department, Alexander Ivanov, characterizes Elizaveta as a promising and responsible employee, a caring person who sincerely strives to help people and be useful to society.

Mikhail Smirnov is also taking his first steps in the profession; he is a native of Glusk and a graduate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Academy. He assumed his duties in July this year and is currently actively mastering the intricacies of investigative work. In the team, Mikhail immediately found support and mutual understanding. His mentor is senior investigator Yuliya Sidorovich.

Besides the investigative staff, the department also employs Viktoriya Yelina (documentation support inspector, working for two years already) and Andrei Shamarin, who has been responsible for rear support for five years. The technical worker Svetlana Moreva oversees cleanliness and order in the building.