Lukashenko sends lazy farmers to 're-education camps' in military

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has declared that lazy farmers will be sent to military-style "re-education camps" to instill discipline and provide them with an opportunity for "hard male work." The president stated that such individuals would be assigned to "normal male and female work" within the army, enduring conditions such as mosquitoes and flies.

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This is not some kind of mockery of people, but simply giving them the opportunity to try themselves in another job – difficult male work.

"This is not some kind of mockery of people, but simply giving them the opportunity to try themselves in another job – difficult male work," Lukashenko said during a working visit to the Brest region. He emphasized that the government does not aim to "scare anyone" or bolster the armed forces with these individuals.

Following the president's announcement, the head of the presidential administration, Dmitry Krutoy, stated that Lukashenko had ordered "immediate" enforcement of "iron discipline" during the current harvest. Krutoy added that "negligent and offending workers, thieves, drunkards, idlers, and good-for-nothings" would be handed over to the Ministry of Defense.

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negligent and offending workers, thieves, drunkards, idlers, and good-for-nothings

Krutoy explained that the punishment would involve two to three months of military-style "educational camps." He described the conditions as "Spartan" and suggested that "idlers" would have the chance to improve their physical fitness and correct their mistakes by performing useful work for the Belarusian army.

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Spartan