The Prosecutor General's Office has opened criminal cases against the BNR Rada

The Rada of the Belarusan Democratic Republic (BNR) was established in December 1917 and since 1919 has been in exile. Criminal cases were initiated against its the leaders and members:

• conspiracy or other actions aimed at seizing state power (Part 1 of Article 357 of the Criminal Code);

• leadership of an extremist formation, as well as a formation whose activities are aimed at the rehabilitation of Nazism, or participation in it (Part 1 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code);

• recruiting in extremist activities and other assistance to such activities committed by a group of persons (Part 2 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code);

• incitement of national, religious or other social hatred or enmity committed by a group of persons (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code);

• deliberate actions to rehabilitate Nazism committed by a group of persons (Part 3 of Article 130-1);

• incitement to participation of citizens of the Republic of Belarus in an armed formation of one of the opposing parties on the territory of a foreign state, as well as participation in an armed conflict, military actions without the authorization of the state (Part 5 of Article 16, Part 1 of Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code);

• Discrediting of the Republic of Belarus (Article 369-1 of the Criminal Code).