{"id":196357,"date":"2026-07-20T12:56:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/196357\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:56:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:56:32","slug":"viciebsk-sees-surge-in-corruption-offenses-prosecutors","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/196357\/","title":{"rendered":"Viciebsk sees surge in corruption offenses \u2013 prosecutors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 20<em>, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most violations were recorded in construction, healthcare, education and retail trade. Bribery remained the most widespread corruption offense, particularly in procurement, where preferential treatment was given to certain legal entities and individuals, the agency said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prosecutors also identified other corruption risks, including conflicts of interest and violations of public procurement procedures. As a result, 37 procurement deals worth more than 2 million rubels (nearly $700,000) in total were canceled, and 79 officials were held accountable.<\/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 region\u2019s official, three executives convicted of corruption<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 13, Pozirk. The former deputy chair of the Or\u0161a District Executive Committee in the Viciebsk region, who also headed the food and agriculture department, was sentenced to seven years in prison on corruption charges, the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office reports. &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/195506\">\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. 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 remained the most widespread corruption offense, particularly in procurement, where preferential treatment was given to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[15],"class_list":["post-196357","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 sees surge in corruption offenses \u2013 prosecutors | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 20, Pozirk. 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