{"id":86759,"date":"2024-05-23T12:37:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T09:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/86759\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"viciebsk-regions-police-officer-suspected-of-leading-criminal-gang","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/86759\/","title":{"rendered":"Viciebsk region\u2019s police officer suspected of leading criminal gang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-2281442pm-879b2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-2281442pm-879b2.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-2281442pm-879b2-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-2281442pm-879b2-178x118.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Michai\u0142 Zgirski (second left)\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(dokshitsy.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 23, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Committee for State Security (KGB) agents have arrested police Captain Michai\u0142 Zgirski on suspicion of leading a gang that robbed trucks at parking lots across Belarus, <em>Na\u0161a Niva<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zgirski, 27, a member of the criminal investigation unit in Dok\u0161ycy, Viciebsk region, used his access to police information and knowledge of conspiracy methods to commit crimes. Other gang members reportedly revealed his identity during interrogations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police officer is accused of leaking information about ongoing criminal investigations, planning and participating in raids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a search of Zgirski&#8217;s apartment, the KGB agents reportedly found weapons, clothes and a balaclava that matched the victims&#8217; descriptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pexels-kindel-media-7773260-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pexels-kindel-media-7773260-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pexels-kindel-media-7773260-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pexels-kindel-media-7773260-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pexels-kindel-media-7773260-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pexels-kindel-media-7773260-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Eight sentenced to prison for protest rally in Brest<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 23, Pozirk. A district court in Brest has found eight local residents guilty of participating in a protest on August 10, 2020. According to Viasna Brest, they were convicted of violent disorder. Judge Ja\u016dhien Brehan sentenced Vital Varfa\u0142amieje\u016d, Alaksandar &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/86698\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 23, Pozirk. The Committee for State Security (KGB) agents have arrested police Captain Michai\u0142 Zgirski on suspicion of leading a gang that robbed trucks at parking lots across Belarus, Na\u0161a Niva reported. Zgirski, 27, a member of the criminal investigation unit in Dok\u0161ycy, Viciebsk region, used his access to police information and knowledge of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":86720,"template":"","rubric":[15],"class_list":["post-86759","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Viciebsk region\u2019s police officer suspected of leading criminal gang | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"May 23, Pozirk. 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