Extortion.watch

Monitoring pay-to-delete extortion networks

investigatebel.org Source Index

Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC / БРЦ) · Affiliations: OCCRP, GIJN. Not a pay-to-delete property — documented because kartoteka.news and sledst.org republish BIC subjects for SEO.

URL architecture

investigatebel.org/{lang}/{section}/{descriptive-slug} — semantic slugs, bilingual (/by/ + /en/), no numeric ID burst pattern.

Article index (scanned)

DateTitleSectionCluster
2026-06-29 New operator of Lukashenko's jet linked to Turkish criminal gambling network investigations bic-belarus-sanctions, bic-kompromat-syndication
2026-06-24 GrandSpecTrading: new arms special exporter ties siloviki to Sheiman network investigations bic-belarus-sanctions
2026-06-18 Kotov's dangerous connections — Belarusian opposition figure disappeared on yacht investigations bic-belarus-sanctions
2026-06-15 "Tobacco king" Aleksin — millions via New Zealand and Vanuatu (Worldclear) investigations bic-belarus-sanctions, bic-kompromat-syndication
2026-06-12 Clean energy, dirty routes — Belarusian pellets to EU via sanctions bypass investigations bic-belarus-sanctions
2026-05-08 From Belarus with war — doubled supplies to Russian defense industry ($1.2B) investigations bic-belarus-sanctions
2025-01-28 Deadly chips — Integral bypasses sanctions (OCCRP co-development) investigations bic-belarus-sanctions
2022-04-26 Criminals and Lukashenka's moneymen behind gambling business in Belarus investigations bic-belarus-sanctions, bic-kompromat-syndication
2025-01-01 $35M scheme — Lukashenko friends profit from Grodno Azot sanctions bypass investigations bic-belarus-sanctions
2025-05-02 Financier who exposed Minsk casino laundering murdered in Netherlands news bic-belarus-sanctions, bic-kompromat-syndication

Named persons (BIC probes)

  • Aliaksei Aleksin — Lukashenko wallet; Worldclear NZ shadow banking; tobacco empire
  • Viktar Sheiman — GrandSpecTrading arms exporter; EU car re-export; casino ties
  • Anatol Kotov — yacht disappearance; FSB seizure Aug 2025
  • Aleksandr Lukashenko — jet operator tracing; palace construction
  • Alexander Shackutin — Amkodor nationalization; OFS-Export chips
  • Integral — 6M+ microchips to Russia ($130M+)
  • Grodno Azot — $35M sanctions bypass; EU fertilizer smuggling

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