Prosecutor general concerned about rising wage arrears to farmers
February 26, Pozirk. Prosecutor General Andrej Švied noted a rise in wage arrears to farmers, speaking before members of both chambers of the National Assembly on February 26.
Prosecutors monitor nearly 70 farms that have wage arrears, he said, stressing that the issue has a social dimension. He added that some farmers have not received wages for six months and longer.
Last year, prosecutors forced debtors to pay about 7.5 million rubels (more than $2 million) in wage arrears.
Prosecutor general: more than 1,500 guilty verdicts for extremist crimes in 2024
February 26, Pozirk. More than 1,500 people were convicted of extremism-related crimes last year with no acquittals, Prosecutor General Andrej Švied has told the joint meeting of the National Assembly's houses. Following the 2020 political crisis, authorities in Belarus have …