Official Information: BelOMO CEO Detained

The article under which Viachaslau Burski has been detained is not reported.

Prosecutor General of Belarus Aliaksandr Kaniuk confirmed the arrest of the general director of the BelOMO holding Viachaslau Burski, writes tut.by.

- Yes, he is detained, - Aliaksandr Kaniuk said, laconically.

The prosecutor did not name the article according to which Viachaslau Burski was detained.

- Let's not rush, these are people. How hard is it to bring charges against a person? There is a family, children, relatives - everything is not so simple. I want to wait for better results, because as a judge I know: there happen such situations, which later end in an acquittal. What to do then? How to look this person in the eye?

Two informed sources reported the loud detention last week. For two days, the journalists did not manage to get a comment from the Investigatory Committee and the KGB about the arrests at BelOMO.

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Viachaslau Burski headed BelOMO in 1992. He began his career in 1970 as an ordinary engineer, then he worked as a chief technologist and chief engineer for 14 years. Burski has been awarded the Order “Sign of Honor”, and the Order of Fatherland of the II and III degree.

OJSC Minsk Mechanical Plant named after S.I. Vavilov is the managing company of BelOMO holding, which specializes in the development and production of optical-electronic, laser and optical-mechanical devices, including dual-use, automotive components for heavy vehicles, individual gas meters, industrial lights, household appliances, consumer goods . The structure of the BelOMO holding includes, in addition to the Minsk Mechanical Plant named after S.I. Vavilov, the Vileyka plant Zenit, the Rahachou Diaproektor, the Zhlobin “Light”, the Scientific and Technical Center “LEMT”, and the plant “Optik”.