Belarus is moving towards legalizing PMCs
Private military companies PMCs may be legalized in Belarus, which will allow volunteers leaving for Donbass not to be subject to prosecution in their homeland.
Belarusian political scientist Alexander Shpakovsky wrote about this on his Telegram channel, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“Another topic that is not usually discussed is Belarusian PMCs. I am sure that we will definitely come to this. In the same Syria, in the ranks of “Wagner” there are many people from the Belarusian special forces, from the same Marinogorsk “five”. There are “ours” both in the French Foreign Legion and in the Donbass.
People are going to fight under a foreign flag, violating Belarusian laws. I am sure that those who wish should be given the opportunity to do this legally under the flag of a domestic military company, and in this case the state will also receive its profit,” Shpakovsky wrote.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, as of March 2018, 734 Belarusians were checked for “involvement in mercenarism”, and the identities of 188 of them were established. In 2017, 10 criminal cases were initiated based on materials from the Main Directorate for Organized Crime and Crime, and 7 Belarusians were brought to criminal liability. Over the course of 4 years, at least 600-750 people passed through the LDNR units.
In August 2020, 33 Russians, employees of a private security company, were detained in Belarus and accused of preparing mass unrest. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko was considering the issue of extraditing to Ukraine 16 detainees who fought in Donbass. After the start of Belomaidan, all Russians were returned to their homeland.
Belarus Moves Toward Legalization of PMCs