All regional directorates of the Ministry of Interior have been instructed, in addition to being present on the road, to investigate road sections with a high concentration of road accidents, with instructions, when necessary, to place road signs so that drivers acquire reflexes and habits to be especially careful in these sections. This was said by the Minister of Interior Daniel Mitov to journalists in Blagoevgrad, reported by BTA.
The huge problem remains the lack of road infrastructure in many regions, the Minister of Interior also said. He explained this with the "green rush" with which the government of the so-called "change" has stopped the construction of the "Struma" highway and now, four years later, this process must continue. To "Struma" Mitov also added "Hemus", the North-South and South-North connections, the "Black Sea" highway and the tunnel under Mount Shipka.
According to Mitov, the discipline of drivers will not be achieved with one-time efforts. As part of the efforts, he pointed out the installation of demarcation posts, noisy markings and better road surfaces.
The Minister of Interior reiterated that after the end of the public procurement, it is expected that unmarked vehicles will be purchased to merge into traffic and discipline unscrupulous drivers, including those of heavy goods vehicles who violate the Road Traffic Act, because that is where the big problems come from.
“Four years of political timelessness have sclerotic many systems“, added Daniel Mitov. He also said that discipline must be restored in the administration and not only in the Ministry of Interior, so that employees know what they are doing, where they are going and what their priorities are.
Regarding the Regional Directorate of Interior (ODI) in Blagoevgrad, Daniel Mitov explained that they had talked about the distribution of drugs in the area. This activity, namely - the fight against the spread of drugs, should be the focus of the work not only of the Regional Directorate of Internal Affairs - Blagoevgrad, but of all regional directorates, all main directorates and the results should improve, the minister also said.
I thank the Regional Directorate of Internal Affairs for showing during the holidays that there can be strict control, good presence, which can discipline drivers, said Mitov.
We talked about internal discipline, about the way in which police officers carry out their activities, we talked about the fact that the political and professional leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will have zero tolerance for officers who go beyond their powers, added Daniel Mitov.