Yakauleuskі: A number of scandals preceded detention of Lithuanian policeman

The detention of a mounted constabulary officer Laimanas Bankauskas may worsen the Belarusian-Lithuanian relations. An expert in Belarusian-Lithuanian relations Raman Yakauleuski has come to the conclusion in an interview with ERB. He has also drawn attention to a number of recent events. Yakauleuski: “Let me remind you that information about the detention of a Lithuanian citizen transporting 100 kilos of hashish to Belarus appeared before the today’s news. Somehow, the today’s news concurred with the agreement on oil transit signed by the two states. There is another recent incident – Lithuanian businessmen tried to bribe Belarusian frontier guards. Belarusian mass media exposed the information a lot”.

The expert drew most attention to the issue of signing the agreement on privilege border movement between the two states. In Yakauleuski’s opinion, the scandal connected with the detention of the Lithuanian policeman could help Belarus explain the delay in signing this document.