MOGILEV, 14 December (BelTA) – Last year's events must not be repeated. The destabilization of the situation in the country must not be allowed. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the relevant statement as he met with senior Mogilev Oblast officials on 14 December, BelTA has learned.
After hearing a report from the chief of the Mogilev Oblast branch of the State Security Committee about the situation in Mogilev Oblast, Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “You have calmed down to an extent. Yes, people in Mogilev Oblast seemingly did not shout as much but you have to understand that what we saw last year is only the tip of the iceberg. The things below that depend on the social and economic development, standards, and accomplishments of Mogilev Oblast.”
The head of state drew attention to various problems in worker collectives, which happened at state-run enterprises and particularly in private companies. The relevant authorities have to take into account this fact in order to keep the situation in the country under control, Aleksandr Lukashenko believes. “We've always had problems in private companies. You also have IT professionals and self-employed businessmen. They do not reside solely in the Hi-Tech Park [in Minsk],” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.
The social and economic situation in Belarus is not the only reason why things happened in 2020, Aleksandr Lukashenko believes. “There is also our fault in what happened last year,” the head of state said. “We simply became complacent and thought that we were doing our best, working hard, and pulling our weight. We didn't expect some uprising, some strikes and walkouts and what not. We became self-complacent. We don't want that to happen now and we don't want to run with assault rifles along streets once again.”
Moreover, the situation is not simple now, the president believes. In his words, even massed cyberattacks against enterprises are used as part of the hybrid war on Belarus now. Attempts are being made to underline manufacturing processes at enterprises, particularly in power engineering industry but they are stopped by the competent authorities.
“Specialists say that one mouse click can cause billions of rubles worth of damage. They will stop at nothing,” the head of state stressed. “This is why we must not be self-complacent.”
At the same time law enforcement agencies must not go to the extremes, Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed out. “I want to warn you, police and oversight agencies: don't overdo it,” he said.
