{"id":113276,"date":"2024-11-11T16:53:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T13:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/113276\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"politically-motivated-cases-account-for-third-of-kgb-investigations","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/113276\/","title":{"rendered":"Politically-motivated cases account for third of KGB investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kgb_744x496.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kgb_744x496.jpg 744w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kgb_744x496-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        KGB office in Minsk\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(tut.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 11,&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong>&nbsp;The Committee for State Security (KGB) investigated 411 criminal cases last year, including 132 (32.1 percent) politically-motivated ones, said the BelPol association of former Belarusian law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The political charges employed against dissidents included high treason (31 cases), terrorism (21), participation in an armed conflict abroad (17) and extremism financing (12).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the 2020 presidential election the KGB shifted its focus to politically-motivated persecution, the association said, noting that the agency also was involved in political investigations conducted by the Investigative Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency did not open a single investigation last year into abuse of office, smuggling, money laundering, abuse of power, omission, forgery and dereliction of duty, although these types of crime had been high on its list of priorities before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BelPol compiled the report based on data leaks because the KGB remains the most secretive agency in Belarus. Earlier this year, the hacktivist group Cyberpartisans broke into the KGB computer system to steal multiple files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/112911\/\">Dozens convicted of high treason since 2020 vote \u2013 report<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 11,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;The Committee for State Security (KGB) investigated 411 criminal cases last year, including 132 (32.1 percent) politically-motivated ones, said the BelPol association of former Belarusian law enforcement officers. The political charges employed against dissidents included high treason (31 cases), terrorism (21), participation in an armed conflict abroad (17) and extremism financing (12). 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