According to TUT.by with reference to the CEC statement, the reason is the inconsistency of the income and property declaration and the participation of a foreign organization in its election campaign.

The head of the CEC, Lidia Yermoshina, said that the CEC received a letter from the State Control Committee, which indicated that Babariko led the criminal group that "laundered money."

On June 18, Belarusian law enforcement authorities detained Babariko, who had previously headed Belgazprombank, as well as his son Eduard.

The Prosecutor General of Belarus Alexander Konyuk said that the criminal acts of the defendants in the case of Belgazprombank created a threat to the national security of the country.

On July 2, it was reported that Babariko was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code of Belarus.