Prosecutors accuse firm of acting as Polish minority NGO

November 14, BPN. Prosecutors in the Hrodna region have asked an economic court to shut down the Klerigata firm, which they say “has been virtually functioning as an unregistered union of Poles in Belarus.”

“In violation of the law, in addition to the activities provided for by its charter, the business entity pursued the goals and objectives of a public association that was not legally registered in Belarus,” the Prosecutor General’s Office said.

A criminal case was filed against the firm’s executives for illegally organizing the public association’s activities.

Belarusian authorities intimidate Polish minority activists. They charged five members of the Union of Poles in Belarus, including its head Andżelika Borys (Anžalika Borys) and journalist Andrzej Poczobut (Andrej Pačobut), with incitement to hatred and calls for sanctions or shocks on the Belarusian state. Poczobut remains in custody.