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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is directly responsible for imposing sanctions, does not see the need to explain to the people affected or to the public why they have suffered and what will happen to the money they earn.
The “Belorus” sanatorium in Druskininkai, like others in the complex, is empty. Because quarantine services don’t work. It has 393 employees. The sanatorium belongs to the state of Belarus, but the vast majority of employees, 350, are Lithuanian citizens. Almost everyone, in downtime. They are reimbursed by the Lithuanian Employment Service. People say they experienced a shock when they learned that they probably would not receive the money for December on time and did not know at all when they would receive it. A bank in Lithuania froze the accounts of the sanatorium.
“I have three children and I am currently raising them alone, it is very bad for me now, if I do not pay the money now, because there must still be some guarantees,” says the employee of the Jurgita sanatorium.
The head of the sanatorium also confirmed that people can run out of money. He says he received an explanation from the bank why the accounts were frozen.
“They explained to us that this was allegedly related to the sanctions imposed by the European Union on the Republic of Belarus as an additional package of sanctions,” said Ilya Epifanov, the executive director of Belarus.
The head of the sanatorium says he does not understand such actions of the bank. Although the institution belongs to Belarus, it is said that it has nothing to do with events in the country. Sanctions have been imposed for the repression against Belarusians who are demonstrating for non-transparent presidential elections.
“We work according to Lithuanian law. We have nothing to do with the events in Belarus. We employ Lithuanian citizens, we pay all taxes to the Lithuanian budget,” says I. Epifanov.
The sanatorium’s ties to the Lukashenko government were established by the bank that froze the accounts. In Lithuania, the coordinator of all international sanctions is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; The ministry headed by Aušrinė Armonaitė offered journalists to contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In the evening, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs changed its mind and sent a different response to TV3 News:
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been informed about the freezing of the Belarus accounts. The accounts have been frozen due to the European Union sanctions, we fully understand the plight of several hundred Lithuanian citizens working in this company. Currently All options are being considered to help them directly, avoiding any aid scheme. “
The bank, which froze the accounts, also declined to comment on the situation. It distributed a brief notice that due to the law, information about the services provided to specific natural and legal persons cannot be disclosed.
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