Anti-corruption picket in Baranavichy
A picket against the corruption among
the local officials was held in Baranavichy on 30 September by
social activist Mikalai Charnavus who held a poster “You catch Ural
crooks, whereas our own ones rest at the Canaries".
Mikalai
Charnavus has spent many years struggling with the local officials,
who, in his opinion, are involved in illegal financial
activities.
“With the support of local authorities the head
of the “Roller-montage” firm Aliaksei Drazdouski took much money
from the entrepreneurs of the Baranavichy cooperative market for the
installation of roller shutter boxes, but didn't do it. I have
repeatedly written about this in the Executive Committee, Executive
Committee , the prosecutor's office, the court, the inspection of the
Ministry of Taxes and Duties. However, all of them just wrote that
the money had been simply borrowed from the entrepreneurs and they
didn't know when they could be returned or the work would be done,”
says Mikalai Charnavus.
The activist
spent much time trying to get an objective consideration of the case
by the state institutions, but to no avail.
That's why Mikalai Charnavus decided
to organize a picket
against the corruption of local officials to draw public attention to
the problem. He held the picket in the old
city park for about an hour.