{"id":170560,"date":"2026-01-05T14:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/170560\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lukasenka-seeks-to-expand-state-control-committees-powers","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/170560\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka seeks to expand State Control Committee\u2019s powers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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January 5, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has submitted a bill to the House of Representatives that would expand the powers of the State Control Committee, authorizing it to prevent economic crimes, the lower chamber\u2019s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If adopted, the legislation would give the financial investigative agencies the power to suspend businesses for violations of laws on pricing and trade; block the state registration and shut down legal entities; freeze transactions in banks and non-bank financial institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Financial Investigations Department at the State Control Committee focuses, among other things, on combating the financing of \u201cextremism and terrorism,\u201d its deputy head Viktar Franskievi\u010d said last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities in Belarus have equated criticism, solidarity, advocacy, the free media and free expression to extremism and terrorism following the 2020 peaceful protests against election fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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