On the initiative of the Lepel District Prosecutor's Office, 18 procurement procedures conducted in violation of anti-corruption legislation, amounting to over 4 million rubles, were cancelled (amended) in the reporting period of 2025.
For reference. According to paragraph 12 of part 1 of Article 25 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On Combating Corruption", the violation by a public official or a person equated to him of the procedure for conducting tenders, auctions, and procurement procedures established by legislative acts is an offense that creates conditions for corruption.
Primarily, violations that formed the basis for the cancellation or amendment of procurement procedures in the fields of agriculture, construction, and public administration were identified.
During the conducted verification activities, typical violations of procurement legislation were identified. For instance, organizations, when conducting public procurement of goods, works (services), failed to specify additional requirements for participants in the invitation to participate in the public procurement procedure, or conversely, specified excessive additional requirements not provided for by legislation for the given procurement. There were also cases of unjustified selection of the type of public procurement procedure.
Due to the fact that officials responsible for conducting public procurement procedures committed offenses creating conditions for corruption, instructions were sent to the Lepel District Executive Committee to initiate administrative proceedings under Article 12.9 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus.
Facts have been established regarding the conclusion of contracts at the expense of budget funds by heads of agricultural enterprises without conducting the public procurement procedures stipulated by law, which is also an offense creating conditions for corruption. Regarding this fact, instructions were sent to the Lepel District Executive Committee to initiate administrative proceedings under Part 8 of Article 12.9 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus.
For reference. Part 8 of Article 12.9 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus provides for liability for the acquisition of goods (works, services) by a customer (organizer) without conducting the public procurement procedures stipulated by legislation, with a fine ranging from ten to fifty basic units.
Diana Tratsyevskaya, Assistant Prosecutor of Lepel District