Mr. Lipay went home after spending about two and a half hours at the Financial Investigations Department’s office for Minsk and the Minsk region .
He was notified of criminal proceedings against him on suspicion of income tax evasion.
Officers of the Financial Investigations Department came to Mr. Lipay’s apartment on Pulikhava Street at about 7 a.m. He immediately called human rights defender Ales Byalyatski and did not open the door for the visitors until Mr. Byalyatski arrived.
The officers produced a search warrant signed by the city prosecutor and explained that the search would be conducted in connection with the investigation of a criminal case.
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