MINSK, 18 March (BelTA) – The Prosecutor General's Office intends to open a criminal case in response to the genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, BelTA learned from Prosecutor General of Belarus Andrei Shved.
The official said that several months ago Prosecutor General's Office started work meant to address the matter of opening a criminal case in response to the genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War. “The head of state was informed about it today. This work continues in association with other government agencies, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, and archives. The matter will be considered soon,” the prosecutor general said.
Andrei Shved went on saying that the Prosecutor General's Office in association with the parliament had prepared a bill meant to counteract the glorification of Nazism. “We've discussed the bill in detail [during the conference hosted by the head of state]. It is designed to address burning issues.”
According to the prosecutor general, the adoption of the bill will become a serious step in counteracting existing negative phenomena. “We've started seeing attempts, including in mass media and the Internet, to whitewash Nazi criminals, who committed atrocities against the Belarusian people and committed genocide here,” he explained.
