{"id":536714,"date":"2026-04-26T13:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T10:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=536714"},"modified":"2026-04-27T04:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T01:42:51","slug":"a-hectare-of-land-with-dead-calves-lying-on-the-surface-lukashenka-told-about-detention-of-farm-head-in-rahachou-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/a-hectare-of-land-with-dead-calves-lying-on-the-surface-lukashenka-told-about-detention-of-farm-head-in-rahachou-district","title":{"rendered":"\u201cA Hectare Of Land With Dead Calves Lying On The Surface\u201d \u2014 Lukashenka Told About Detention Of Farm Head In Rahachou District"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>The head of a farm in the Rahachou District, who had concealed the mass death of calves, has been placed in a pre-trial detention centre. This became known during a working trip by <strong><b>Aliaksandr Lukashenka<\/b><\/strong> to the Petryka\u016d District on April 26. He described what had happened as \u201coutrageous\u201d and \u201cmore than a criminal case\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The fact of concealing the death of young cattle was uncovered at the farm by the State Control Committee. The inspection materials, including photographs, were handed over to Lukashenka. On April 24, he showed the images to the chairman of the Homiel Regional Executive Committee, Ivan Krupko.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis is called horror. I understand that in some places they concentrate negative [inspection materials]. But this is more than a criminal case\u201d<\/em>, the Belarusian ruler said at the time.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI saw Gerasimov\u2019s photograph: a hectare of land and dead calves lying on the surface\u201d<\/em>, he said today.<\/p>\n<p>At the April 26 meeting, the chairman of the State Control Committee <strong><b>Vasiliy Gerasimov<\/b><\/strong> reported the detention of the head and the discovery of two more similar burial sites for animals.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIn a pre-trial detention centre \u2014 that\u2019s the right decision. This is outrageous. I wanted to show journalists just one photograph. They would go crazy, especially those from the cities\u201d<\/em>, Lukashenka responded.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_81213\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EhUy8Fp3Xhs?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=ru&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=0&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The head of a farm in the Rahachou District, who had concealed the mass death of calves, has been placed in a pre-trial detention centre. This became known during a working trip by Aliaksandr Lukashenka to the Petryka\u016d District on April 26. He described what had happened as \u201coutrageous\u201d and \u201cmore than a criminal case\u201d. 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