{"id":142830,"date":"2025-06-16T14:08:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T11:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/142830\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarusian-railway-manager-to-stand-trial-over-alleged-3-million-bribe","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/142830\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian Railway manager to stand corruption trial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/upravlenie-belzhd-bch-zheleznaya-doroga-yandex-1128.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/upravlenie-belzhd-bch-zheleznaya-doroga-yandex-1128.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/upravlenie-belzhd-bch-zheleznaya-doroga-yandex-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/upravlenie-belzhd-bch-zheleznaya-doroga-yandex-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/upravlenie-belzhd-bch-zheleznaya-doroga-yandex-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/upravlenie-belzhd-bch-zheleznaya-doroga-yandex-1128-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(yandex.ru)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Prosecutors have forwarded to court a criminal case against Piotr Du\u0142ub, first deputy head of the Belarusian Railway (BR), the Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators accuse the former BR executive of receiving bribes from businesses and dereliction of duties. Officers seized more than $3 million as part of the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three BR top managers were arrested in late 2024 on suspicion of corruption, the interior ministry said in early April. The agency has not disclosed their names, but most likely it referred to Vital Paniu\u0161enka, his deputy Fiodar \u0160ulanko\u016d and Alaksandar Ivano\u016d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Du\u0142ub was reportedly arrested earlier in 2024 along with Siarhiej Sizin and Siarhiej Navadvorski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High-profile criminal cases against managers forced the BR to publicly declare its commitment to fighting corruption.<\/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\/06\/upravlenie-belzhd-bch-zheleznaya-doroga-yandex-1128-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/upravlenie-belzhd-bch-zheleznaya-doroga-yandex-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/upravlenie-belzhd-bch-zheleznaya-doroga-yandex-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/upravlenie-belzhd-bch-zheleznaya-doroga-yandex-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/upravlenie-belzhd-bch-zheleznaya-doroga-yandex-1128-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/upravlenie-belzhd-bch-zheleznaya-doroga-yandex-1128.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Three Belarusian Railways managers to stand trial on corruption charges<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 1, Pozirk. Belarusian law enforcers confirmed the arrests of the head of the Belarusian Railways (BR) transportation unit, his deputy and the first deputy head of the transportation management center in late 2024, the interior ministry&#039;s press office reported. &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/132398\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 16, Pozirk. Prosecutors have forwarded to court a criminal case against Piotr Du\u0142ub, first deputy head of the Belarusian Railway (BR), the Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office reports. Investigators accuse the former BR executive of receiving bribes from businesses and dereliction of duties. Officers seized more than $3 million as part of the investigation. 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