Belarusian Technobank head arrested

The Minsk department of the Investigation Committee has detained Uladzislau Katsarenka, the chair of Technobank supervisory board.

The new was spread by the information and public relations department of the Investigation Committee.

The banker was detained on suspicion of committing a crime provided for by part 6 of article 16 (complicity in crime) and part 2 of article 243 (tax evasion) of the Criminal Code of Belarus.

“Investigators have grounds to believe the suspect aided and abetted officials of a number of economic entities in Belarus to evade taxes,” the Committee says.

It should be reminded that earlier a criminal case was opened against Viktar Shautsou, the chair of Belzarubezhstroy company supervisory board and chair of Trustbank supervisory board. The case is being investigated by the Belarusian KGB.

Viktar Shautsou is suspected in a large-scale theft. According to unofficial information received by charter97.org, Shautsou was detained in the middle of October – early November. Rumours say the reason for the arrest was problems with Belzarubezhstroy company, which deals with construction works in Venezuela. Venezuelan partners are reported to have caught Belarusians as they tried to steal two tonnes of reinforcing bars. This information appeared during a visit of Lukashenka’s aide Viktar Sheiman to Venezuela and became known to Lukashenka.

In the photo: Uladzislau Katsarenka on the left