The Belarusian State Control Committee has opened a criminal case against officials of the country's largest independent media outlet - the Internet portal Tut. by. They are suspected of tax evasion. Searches took place in the central office of the portal in Minsk and its regional branches.

Employees of the Committee's Financial Investigations Department came to several editors, including the editor-in-chief Marina Zolotova, - according to the publication's website. The common door to the vestibule in front of her apartment is knocked out, where she is - unknown. Office in Minsk is closed, its employees do not answer calls. Investigative actions are also taking place at the hoster associated with the publication and the website for selling cars - hoster. by and av. by.

At least the parent company on Tuesday was stripped of the status of a resident of the Park of High Technologies - the country's leading IT cluster with a simplified tax regime. Tut founder's widow. by Yuri Zisser Yulia Chernyakovskaya does not answer phone calls for several hours.

Tut. by and related resources - the largest internet holding in the country. At the same time, the portal is the largest independent online media outlet..

Since August last year, the publication has been covering protests against the official results of the presidential elections in the country.. In December, his media license was revoked due to warnings received amid coverage of the actions..

Hoster. by, which also undergoes investigative actions, is the largest registrar and technical administrator of national domain zones. BY and. BEL, as well as the only international domain registrar accredited in the country, reminds the Belarusian Service of Radio Liberty.