President of Belarus wants corruption brought to light at all levels of power

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko demanded that corruption crimes should be resolutely detected at all levels of power. The head of state issued a corresponding instruction as he heard out a report by Prosecutor General Piotr Miklashevich today. According to the press service of the President of Belarus, the President was informed that in January-July 2007 the number of corruption-related crimes slightly declined in comparison with the same period of last year, which was attributed to a crackdown on this evil in Belarus. All in all, around 2,000 corruption crimes as well as 666 briberies were detected. According to the Prosecutor General, the Anti-Corruption Law enforced in January 2007 played its positive role in decreasing the number of such crimes. The achievement was also attributed to the fulfilment of the State Anti-Corruption Programme the President approved in May 2007, to anti-corruption propaganda and a set of preventive measures. Yet Alexander Lukashenko demanded more vigorous and aggressive stance in fighting corruption in Belarus.