BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

07/05/2008

Mixed marriage couples to be questioned in Belarus if sham marriagesuspected

MINSK. May 7 (Interfax-) - The Belarusian Interior Ministry says it plans to use "world experience" to deal with sham marriages between foreigners and Belarusian citizens.

"The Interior Ministry plans to raise a barrier to sham marriages between Belarusian citizens and foreigners. We plan to make use of international experience," Alexei Begun, first deputy head of the Interior Ministry's Department for Citizenship and Migration told Interfax on Wednesday.

"The Interior Ministry, following the example of European countries, will interview mixed marriage couples if law enforcement agencies have reasons to suspect the marriage is a sham," he said.

"We have received a list of about 60 questions from Lithuanian colleagues. We think our list will have about 100 questions to be answered by those whose mixed marriage is deemed questionable by law enforcement agencies," Begun said.

Source:

http://www.interfax.com/3/391498/news.aspx

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