Four Foreign Nationals to Stand Trial in Minsk for Organizing Illegal Migration

Reform.news Editorial Team · 10 November 2026, 11:13

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The Prosecutor’s Office has sent a criminal case against four foreign nationals to court. They are charged with organizing illegal migration (Part 1 of Article 371-1 of the Criminal Code). All four remain in custody.

The defendants are aged between 19 and 29. According to investigators, they organized the migration of 19 foreign nationals. Their proceeds from this activity exceeded 19,000 rubles.

In late May 2026, the defendants organized the transportation of seven foreign nationals, including five adults and two children, from a border area to Minsk. In June 2026, they organized the migration of another 11 people who crossed the border in the Sozh River area. In a third incident, they arranged the migration of one more person.

“To ensure that the illegally arriving foreign nationals could stay in the country, the defendants rented residential premises for their temporary accommodation,” the Prosecutor’s Office said.

The foreign nationals crossed the border outside designated checkpoints without the visas required for entry.

The nationalities of the organizers and those who crossed the border have not been disclosed.