Why Does Lukashenka Give Appointments To "Real Criminals"?

The government has turned into the serpentarium.

"He behaved like a real criminal" - that was the Lukashenka's assessment of his assistant in the Hrodna region; however, he himself has appointed him.

The detention of Siarhei Rauneika has initiated the series of scandalous corruption cases in Belarus. Political scientist Valery Karbalevich believes that officials thinks that the end of the system is about to come; it's the reason for such a behavior:

"Decrepitude of the system is accompanied by decrepitude of the elite in power. What is the essence of the mission if everything collapses, starting from economy to hockey? The situation resembles a bit of the one which occurred in the late USSR. Then former Party satrap reasoned that if the system you served for was collapsing, it's worth thinking about themselves and successfully had turned the power into wealth.

In addition, the behavior of Lukashenka who urges everyone to be modest and to be used of the state is not a good example. Satisfaction of every wish at the public expense, starting from 12 residences and ending with annual ice hockey championship of his own, corrupts officials," the political scientist stresses.

on July 16 director of "Neman" glass factory was detained for bribery. It would seem that there's nothing unusual, it's already hard to impress Belarusians, especially after the "medical workers' case".

But it turns out that the most interesting is hidden in Uladzimir Autka's biography. The detained director was about to be tried at least twice.

How can such a person head a large enterprise? Why does the inner circle of Lukashenka consists of "real bandits"?

These questions Charter97.org addressed to the head of the Strategy analytical center, economist Leanid Zaika and first head of independent Belarus Stanislau Shushkevich.

Meaningful Souls Of Our Serpentarium

Stanislau Shushkevich believes that Lukashenka intentionally make such appointments.

- Lukashenka appoints people he needs. This person has no conscience. These people make the backbone of the government.

The first head of independent Belarus urges not to be fooled by trappings of power, which are accompanied by corruption scandals, but watch in the root of the problem:

- Corruption in Belarus is stipulated by the political system. Lukashenka has unbridled authority; he decides who can be blamed or pardoned.

People who should be jailed usually are issued acquitting verdict.

Lukashenka is the one to blame for everything.

This person spends the state's money on himself. All these "medical workers' cases", scandals of corruption are just the fight against consequences. As for staffing, a biography is learned through the microscope in normal countries.

Economist Leanid Zaika compared the political system of Belarus with relations between reptiles.

- We deal with ordinary nomenclature serpentarium. This is the reason why many cases of corruption have become public, and not because the authorities decide to fight corruption.

Many officials told me that this system can jail everyone after five years in a chair. It does not require any invention of criminal cases. If you worked as an official for five years, you are jailed. That's the system.

An Official Does Not Need Competence

Stanislau Shushkevich believes that the main criterion for appointment on official position is the personal adherence to the master:

- Competence is the word these people do not know. It does not take the first place. The main quality for career building is the personal adherence to Lukashenka.

Leanid Zaika agrees about the issue about competence:

- Lukashenka has appointed the owner of 10 vehicles and apartments as the head of the Hrodna region. It means that he trusted him.

Economist offers to practice "the Chinese system" to fight the corruption:

- You know, China had a great problem with corruption. Comrade Xí Jìnpíng offered a very simple and effective method to fight bribe takers. No executions, only a complete confiscation of property. Your lovers, children, wife, relatives have their property confiscated. This scheme could be practiced in Drazdy.

And today we deal with irremovable power, which is not controlled. It rejects journalistic investigations, and neglect an opinion of mass media. Every irremovable power will behave this way. And we will reason about it. It can only behave like that.

It's enough, guys

Leanid Zaika believes that decent people have long abandoned Lukashenka's system:

- Every normal person could not work there. Fair people have left. I repeat, it's a real serpentarium. Democrats and intelligent people are eaten out by the system. If you take a bribe of $100 thousand at work. Then you should be ready to "welcome" the riot police. I talked to people who resigned from the government and law enforcement agencies. If you do not share bread with officials, you will be brought down.

In general, representatives of the regional and district nomenclature go in power. Lukashenka sometimes allows some variety, when he is tired of it. Actress of the Theatre of the musical comedy works as his secretary, now we observe a comedy in the government.

Leanid Zaika offers Lukashenka to resign. According to the economist, it's the only way to retrieve the situation in the country.

- This system should be ruined. . One or two "Don Quixote" in the government will not make a difference. Moreover, Aliaksandr Ryhoravich should resign. I would stepped up and offered to ditch the position of president in Belarus. Let our first president be the last one. It's enough, guys, - the interlocutor of Charter97.org summed up.