“US citizen Yuri Zenkovich, according to the information received, was associated with the intelligence services of the United States of America.
On the territory of the Republic of Belarus, he carried out searches, attempted to recruit and bribe military personnel and law enforcement officers who are ready to participate in the violent overthrow of the current government for a monetary reward, ”he said.
Bychek added that Zenkovich's meetings with the military and "representatives of other terrorist groups" are documented.
“We have recorded two cases of transferring illegal monetary rewards to servicemen through secret operations,” he said.
Earlier, the FSB of Russia said that a group of conspirators planned to carry out an alleged coup d'etat in Belarus.
As told in the department, the conspirators insisted on the need to physically eliminate the leadership of the republic, and also planned the seizure of television centers.
Their ultimate goal, according to intelligence agencies, was to change the constitutional order of Belarus.