{"id":196395,"date":"2026-07-20T15:28:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/196395\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:31:21","slug":"official-agriculture-sector-crimes-mostly-linked-to-theft","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/196395\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: agriculture sector crimes mostly linked to theft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 20, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Most crimes in the agricultural sector, 90 percent, are related to theft, Siarhiej A\u016dsijevi\u010d, deputy head of the interior ministry&#8217;s economic crimes unit, has told journalists in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe main targets of these crimes are fuels and lubricants, agricultural machinery spare parts and fertilizers,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities recorded instances of corruption, with officials at agricultural enterprises accepting bribes in exchange for favorable decisions on procurement procedures or contracts for equipment repairs and rental. According to A\u016dsijevi\u010d, in the Viciebsk region, a farm boss was arrested for accepting a bribe of more than 50,000 rubels (about $17,300).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials also reportedly documented 63 incidents, in which executives failed to support grain-harvesting operations with fire and rescue vehicles or other suitable firefighting equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Viciebsk sees surge in corruption offenses \u2013 prosecutors<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 20, Pozirk. Corruption offenses uncovered in Viciebsk rose to 40 in the first half of 2026, up 30 percent year on year, the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office reported. Most violations were recorded in construction, healthcare, education and retail trade. Bribery &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/196357\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 20, Pozirk. Most crimes in the agricultural sector, 90 percent, are related to theft, Siarhiej A\u016dsijevi\u010d, deputy head of the interior ministry&#8217;s economic crimes unit, has told journalists in Minsk. \u201cThe main targets of these crimes are fuels and lubricants, agricultural machinery spare parts and fertilizers,\u201d he noted. Authorities recorded instances of corruption, with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[21,15],"class_list":["post-196395","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Official: agriculture sector crimes mostly linked to theft | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 20, Pozirk. 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