The Invisible Man

2022-10-31

MINSK - "Belarusian government allocated money from the budget to fund projects of Chyzh and Tomaševskij. Businessmen have been given benefits and exclusive opportunities to increase their income."

A secretive Lithuanian partner of Lukashenka's once most infamous "wallet" Yury Chyzh has run billions through his Singapore vehicle during the Belarus' suspected contraband oil boom. He still maintains business ties with Chyzh, which he denies.

Team members

Stanislau Ivashkevich

Stanislau Ivashkevich is a Belarusian investigative journalist at Belsat TV.

Šarūnas Černiauskas

Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, Šarūnas Černiauskas leads Siena.lt.

Media

BIC - Belarusian Investigative Center

The Belarusian Investigation Center (based in Czechia), as a media outlet that investigates corruption and exposes fake news, is committed to the principles of transparency, accuracy, and responsibility.

Siena

Siena is the only Lithuanian media organisation devoted entirely to investigative reporting. It also leads in the entire Lithuanian media landscape when it comes to cross-border investigations.

Supported

€8,800 allocated on 29/08/2022

CBL/2022/008

Grant

CBLocal

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