The Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office is launching a permanent hotline on April 1

March 28, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office will launch a permanent hotline on April 1, senior assistant to the Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor for Legal Support, Information and Public Relations Irina Tavtyn told a BELTA correspondent. Calls about planned or committed crimes, corruption, abuse of official powers, and other violations of the law will be accepted from the public around the clock in an automated mode at the phone number (8-0212) 47-52-19. Then, in accordance with the legislation on citizens' appeals, each message will be studied by prosecutors with subsequent response. The launch of the hotline is intended to strengthen the interaction of the region's residents with law enforcement officials, make it more active and effective, and also increase the detection of crimes, Irina Tavtyn noted. In January-February, more than 2,000 crimes were committed in the Vitebsk region, which is 23.6% less compared to the same period last year. The number of recidivist crimes decreased by 28%, those committed while intoxicated by 4%, and among minors by 27.5%. The crime detection rate was 63.8%, an improvement of 6.9% compared to January-February last year. -0-