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Several Detainees In ‘Doctors Case’ Released

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Several Detainees In ‘Doctors Case’ Released

The investigation into the notorious corruption case is still in progress.

The investigation into the infamed corruption “doctors’ case” continues, several detainees have been released from custody. As tut.by found out, Chief of Medicine of the Minsk Regional Hospital Andrei Karolka, Chief of the Endoscopy Department of the #9 City Hospital Andrei Sauchanka and Deputy Director of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Child Surgery Aliaksandr Makhlin have been set free.

— This is true, Andrei Karolka is free. He was released on Friday, August 3, — the doctor’s acquaintance says.

The plain-clothed policemen came to the workplace of Chief of Medicine of the Minsk Regional Hospital Andrei Karolka on June 20, conducted a search, put the man in the car and drove off. The law-enforcement agencies gave no comments with regard to the Karolka case, only on July 11 the KGB Chief Valer Vakulchyk confirmed: yes, Andrei Karolka was arrested and a criminal case was started against him and other doctors.

According to Vakulchyk, the doctors are suspected of “having received illegal monetary rewards for facilitating shipment of medical equipment and medical preparations for over-estimated prices, which is confirmed by the results of the operative and investigatory measures, which have been held for a long time; as well as by the testimonies of witnesses and the defendants themselves, and the results of searches and seizures.” The KGB Chief clarified that there were about 60 defendants in the case.

The website of the Minsk Regional Hospital still refers to Andrei Karolka as the Chief of Medicine.

— He doesn’t work here now, his duties are being performed by Valer Usnich, — they said in the reception.

No one has seen Andrei Karolka in the reception office after the release.

Karolka is not the only defendant who was released. Deputy Director of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Child Surgery Aliaksandr Makhlin was also set free.

— He is not the Deputy Director now, he’s not in charge for the administrative work. Since July 23, he is an ordinary child surgeon, — they say in the reception office of the Chief of Medicine of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Child Surgery.

Chief of the Endoscopy Department of the #9 city hospital Andrei Sauchanka also returned to work after the release. When the doctor was detained in early July, his colleagues said:

— Where is our Andrei Sauchanka? He is a unique specialist in this area, he has been working in the hospital for over 30 years. We have only one question – why? Where is Andrei Karolka? It’s been more than 10 days since the moment of his detention, what is his status? No one comments on this either. Why cannot these people be released under a non-leave obligation? They are respected doctors. Someone should explain to us what is going on!

In the hospital, they confirmed that Andrei Sauchanka continues to work, but detained Chief of Medicine Valer Kushniarenka did not return to his post.

Valer Kushniarenka doesn’t work here anymore, we have no such position as the Chief of Medicine, and we are no longer the #9 clinical hospital, — they say in the reception.

True, the website of the medical institution says the following: “Since August 1, 2018 the health care institution “City Clinical Hospital #9” has been renamed as the state institution “Minsk Scientific and Practical Center for Surgery, Transplantology and Hematology.”

As for the “Belmedtechnika” Director Aliaksandr Sharak, he has not appeared at work recently. In the video released by the KGB, it is recorded that they found 620 thousand dollars in his garage during the search. Sharak’s duties are being performed by Siarhei Sakavets.

— Aliaksandr Sharak is not at work, — Sakavets said laconically, and advised to appeal to the law-enforcement agencies.

Important to note, on June 25 the KGB Chief Valer Vakulchyk stated that the committee revealed a large-scale corruption scheme in the sphere of health care in Belarus, several dozen people were detained, including Director of the Center for Tests and Examinations in Health Care Aliaksandr Staliarou, the “Belmedtechnika” Director Aliaksandr Sharak, Chief of the Main Health Care Department at the Hrodna Regional Executive Committee Andrei Stryzhak and Head of the Military-Medical Department of the Ministry of Defense Aliaksei Yaskou. Later it was reported about the detention of Deputy Health Care Minister Ihar Lasitski.

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