{"id":119889,"date":"2024-12-27T12:57:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T09:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/119889\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"founder-of-outlawed-language-school-accused-of-tax-evasion","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/119889\/","title":{"rendered":"Streamline language school founder accused of tax evasion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>December 27, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Top executives of the outlawed Streamline language school face charges of tax evasion, the Investigative Committee&#8217;s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The news comes amid reports of closures of foreign language instruction schools across the country in what appears to be a coordinated government crackdown on private foreign-language courses as part of a broader assault on dissent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials expressed discontent with foreign language instruction on numerous occasions, noting that it played a role in the outflow of workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe total English class hours exceed those for studying Belarusian and Russian together. Are we training labor force for the West?\u201d Prosecutor General Andrej \u0160vied said at a government conference last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators have not disclosed any names, but most likely the charges have been brought against exiled Eduard Caluk and his wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators have initiated proceedings to seize their Belarus-based properties, including houses and land plots valued at about 9 million rubels ($2.6 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minsk city authorities launched Streamline liquidation in late October, without specifying the legal grounds or notifying the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inspectors came to Streamline with a search in October, seizing the school\u2019s servers and freezing its accounts. Students were unable to pay for their studies and teachers to receive their salaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Streamline has operated since 1998. In 2017, it became the first language school in Belarus to receive the prestigious international accreditation Quality English Associate School. It also has a number of accreditations in the field of international education: ICEF, EAQA, English UK, and Business English UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Streamline specialized in five foreign languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. Previously, it has also taught Polish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/113613\/\">Brest region\u2019s largest language school cancels classes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 27, Pozirk. Top executives of the outlawed Streamline language school face charges of tax evasion, the Investigative Committee&#8217;s press office reports. 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