US put more Belarus officials on visa ban list

The U.S. Department of State has restricted the issue of visas for new categories of the Belarusian officials and the members of their families. The travel ban list now also includes KGB and Interior officers with the rank higher than Lt.-Col as well as officials in charge of ideology and the members of electoral commissions, writes nn.by.

The U.S. Embassy in Minsk said in a statement that the list was extended due to the further deterioration of human rights situation in Belarus over the past weeks.