Arrests in Belcoopsoyuz

Head of Belcoopsoyuz Syarhei Sidzko and a number of his subordinates have been detained on suspicion of bribery.

A group of leaders and employees of Belcoopsoyuz were involved in illegal activities, KGB press service told Interfax-West. They demanded bribes and sold plots and real estate to investors.

According to KGB, the sum of bribes reached 500 thousand dollars. Head of the capital construction department of Belcoopsoyuz Dzmitry Kalodzezny and deputy head of the capital construction department E.Sizuk have also been detained together with Sidzko.

All the detained have been jailed.

Sidzko was appointed head of the board of directors of Belcoopsoyuz in 2009.