A Number Of Eurotorg Top Managers Detained In Belarus
14- 16.05.2025, 13:50
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A mask show with breaking of doors took place in the central Minsk office of the company.
As "Nasha Niva" has learned, on May 15, a number of top managers of Eurotorg, the legal entity that owns the Euroopt chain of stores, were detained. It is the largest private enterprise in the country. The reason for the claims of the state is unknown.
According to those familiar with the story, a masked show with door breaking took place today in the central Minsk office of "Eurotorg. Presumably, the Department of Financial Investigations came to search the office.
Top managers, who were in the room, were detained. Staff in lower positions were left at large.
According to information on the website of Euroopt, the chain includes 1139 stores. At the end of 2024, the company employed almost 32 thousand people.
It is known that the main beneficiaries of the company - Sergei Litvin and Vladimir Vasilko - have long lived abroad, where they were caught during the previous raid on Euroopt in the early 2000s.
They control the Belarusian business through European legal entities.
The chairman of the board of directors of Eurotorg in Minsk is Alexander Litvin, Sergei's brother. It is unknown whether he is at large.
The visit of the men in shoulder straps took place against the background of the vegetable crisis: due to Lukashenko's policy of price restraint, it became unprofitable for suppliers to ship products to domestic stores, because it's unprofitable.
The last year's crops were sold to Russia at market prices, while Belarusian stores receive products from stocks - not always liquid, sometimes spoiled or simply unfit for consumption.
This is most clearly seen in the case of potatoes, the disruption of which is widely discussed in the society. The same happened with cabbage and onions.
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