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16-гадоваму Мікіту Залатарову прысудзілі 5 гадоў калоніі за «масавыя беспарадкі». Фота: ЛШ / Белсат
In the public sector, purges of those suspected of disloyalty are expanding. The state is completing the rout of civil society as the judiciary, nomenklatura and security forces plunder businesses. A fundamentally different incentive system and principles of governance are being created.
The state anticipates the possible resurgence of protests this spring and is stepping up measures to counter this, exposing civil society and ordinary citizens to indiscriminate repression. The past week’s show trials demonstrate that the security forces can injure or kill citizens with impunity. A witness to the death of Hienadz Shutau, who was killed by security forces in Brest, is on trial accused alongside Shutau of attempted murder of a policeman; the prosecutor has requested a sentence of 10 years. Shutau’s death
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.