Perhaps he met with someone, which caused fears among the Belarusian authorities.
Two weeks ago, Belarusian security forces detained several former and current bankers, as well as co-owner of the Turau Dairy Plant
Ihar Charniauski. All of them, in one way or another, were connected with ex-Prime Minister
Siarhei Rumas, who on January 17 went to his son s birthday in London and never visited Belarus again. Informed sources believe that Rumas was the main target of the authorities.
According to tut.by, the security officials questions concern the resources of state banks, which were used to finance projects of private companies and state-owned woodworking plants.
Mass protests by the poor in the regions are increasingly likely.
The authorities strategic miscalculations in the economy lead to inevitable political consequences. For business, proximity to the state is becoming toxic. New protests by Lukashenka s impoverished former electorate in the regions are increasingly likely. There are still enough resources for security officials, but fermentation is taking place among them.
The political confrontation in Belarus is actively supported by the economic struggle. Belarusians withdraw their deposits from banks; many try not to buy goods from toxic manufacturers who support Lukashenka s power. Exile political leaders are calling for economic sanctions now and a new Marshall plan later. Lukashenka directly demands to reduce the costs of social projects.
Irreversible processes started.
The economic problems in Belarus are undermining the stability of the regime, and the blow is going in three directions, political scientist
Vadzim Mazheika writes in an article for the website Our Opinion.
Limited resources for security officials
At the expert-analytical club, economists noted that spending on security officials would be the last to be cut, and
Vadzim Iasub even recalled the joke: Dad, will you drink less? No, son, you will eat less. However, expenses are already being cut: the former investigator and founder of the BYPOL initiative,
Andrei Astapovich, said that the construction of housing was postponed for the Investigative Committee. However, this may be due to the fact that, according to the same Astapovich, during the analysis of signatures for alternative candidates, the KGB were horrified at the percent realizing that this [Investigative Committee] is the most oppositional power structure.