Son of the former Head of Belgazprombank and the opponent of Alexander Lukashenko in the presidential election of 2020, Viktor Babarico Edward became a suspect in a criminal case on the organization of mass riots and inciting social hostility. The message appeared in the Telegram channel policy.
According to the supporters of the oppositionist, Eduard Babarico did not get free after the expiration of one and a half years of detention on charges of tax fraud. The reason for this was the initiation of a new criminal case. “In the case of charges, he may threate up to 20 years in prison,” the report says.
It is noted that if the charge against Babarico is not charged over the next 10 days, he must be released from the SIZO of the Committee of State Security (KGB) of Belarus.
Viktor Babarico was called the main rival of Alexander Lukashenko in the presidential election of 2020. He collected more than 400 thousand signatures in support of his nomination. However, two months before the politician voting was arrested with his son Edward and placed in an insulator.
later bankers accused of involvement in the conclusion abroad of hundreds of millions of dollars. In July 2021, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He did not recognize guilt and called the lawsuit political. The Belarusian authorities stated that during the preparation for the election campaign, there were some “Russian docks” from Gazprom.