{"id":54315,"date":"2023-12-08T16:09:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T13:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=54315"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"us-praises-belarusian-independent-investigators-role-in-arrest-of-russians-assets","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/54315\/","title":{"rendered":"US praises Belarusian independent investigators&#8217; role in arrest of Russians&#8217; assets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0448\u043a-\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043a-\u043f\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0438\u044f-e1701984044536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Antony Blinken and Stanis\u0142a\u016d Iva\u0161kievi\u010d\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Award ceremony stream)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 8, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) sheds light on Belarusian-Russian cooperation to evade sanctions, enrich oligarchs and fuel Moscow&#8217;s aggressive war against Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday at the International Anti-Corruption Champions award ceremony in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For BIC head Stanis\u0142a\u016d Iva\u0161kievi\u010d, the fight for transparency and civil society in Belarus has long been a fight against Russia, Blinken said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BIC reports have played a decisive role in closing sanctions loopholes and freezing the assets of Russian officials and oligarchs, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although we do not work for awards, this prize reminds us that every BIC member is changing the world every day, Iva\u0161kievi\u010d said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BIC said it published about 20 investigations in 2023, exposing corruption schemes and the circumvention of EU and US sanctions benefiting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka&#8217;s family and their allies. 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