Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has made personnel changes in the law enforcement bodies at a meeting of the State Security Council, Turkmen media reported on Thursday referring to the presidential order.

According to the reports, first rank lawyer Yusup Ovezgylyjov was dismissed from the position of prosecutor of the Abadan town of Akhal velayat (province) and was appointed as Deputy Prosecutor General of the country.

The previous Deputy Prosecutor General Khudainazar Nazarov was dismissed from his post as his term of office expires. This corresponds to Article 16 of the Law on 'Turkmen Public Prosecutor's Office'.

According to another presidential order, Police Colonel Allamyrat Hajiyev was dismissed from the post of Deputy Interior Minister for shortcomings in his work.

According to the Turkmen Dovlet Khabarlary state news service, the results of the military and law enforcement bodies for the first quarter of this year, as well as a number of issues related to the further strengthening of the material and technical base were considered at a meeting of the State Council.

In particular, Interior Minister reported the measures to prevent offences, to maintain public order in the country and to ensure fire safety.

The president gave instructions to improve the work to ensure fire safety and to enhance road surveillance officers' work to monitor road safety.

The prosecution bodies reported on the work as of the first three months of this year to consider the citizens' complaints, Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported.

'Focusing on the need for the most responsible approach to solve the tasks of the prosecution bodies and ensure the rule of law, the Turkmen president urged that each case be thoroughly examined and to thwart any attempt of violating the existing national legislation', the article said.