Belgazprombank

In his last plea, might-have-been presidential candidate and former banker Viktar Babaryka has not pleaded guilty to the crimes he was accused of.

The trial of Viktar Babaryka will continue on March 22.

The case of Belgazprombank has been taken to court, Anzhalika Kurchak, a representative of the Belarusian Prosecutor General’s Office, said on Thursday.

Belgazprombank’s Board of Directors has approved Nadzeya Yermakova, the former head of the National Bank of Belarus, as its Chairperson.

The investigation department of the State Security Committee (KGB) has completed a preliminary investigation into a criminal case against Belgazprombank top managers, including the might-have-been presidential candidate Viktar Babaryka.

Ilya Shapatkouski, one of the leaders of the Decent People election monitoring initiative, was detained by officers of the Financial Investigations Department on Tuesday, human rights centre Viasna reports.

Babaryka was also found guilty of this.

Viktar Babaryka’s PA was detained and taken to the KGB prison in Minsk, the campaign office reported on Wednesday evening.

On June 28, state-run TV station Belarus 1 televised a speech made by Alyaksandr Lukashenka in the Belarusian city of Salihorsk last week.

Nadzeya Yermakova, a former chairperson of the National Bank of Belarus, has been appointed Head of the provisional administration of Belgazprombank.

The Financial Investigations Department (part of the State Control Committee) suspects former head of Belgazprombank and wannabe presidential candidate Viktar Babaryka of being complicit in illegal activities, Chairman of the State Control Committee Ivan Tsertsel said on Friday.

On Thursday morning, officers of the Financial Investigations Department (part of the State Control Committee) came to the head office of Belgazprombank.