Ex-official of Minsk Province Executive Committee is convicted for bribery

Экс-чыноўніцу Мінаблвыканкама асудзілі на чатыры гады за хабар

Former chief specialist of the antimonopoly and pricing department of Minsk Province Executive committee has been imprisoned for 4 years. Her property will be confiscated and she will not be allowed to work in certain positions for 5 years.

 

The woman was detained in September 2015, BelaPAN reports. The official had been taking bribes for 5 years (from 2010 to 2015) from private entrepreneurs and representatives of enterprises from Kletsk, Kapyl, Nyasvizh, Staryya Darohi and SToubtsy Distartcs. She signed positive check-up reports for pricing in exchange for the bribes.

The official took small sums of money and even accepted food. She took 24 bribes.

The sentence has not come into force yet and may be appealed.