29 July 2002
Another education official faces bribery charge

 The police in Brest have reported arresting an admissions official of an unnamed local higher educational institution on suspicion of accepting a $350 bribe from an applicant's mother.
On the whole, no serious violations have been detected at the city's two universities - Brest State University (BSU) and Brest State Technical University (BSTU) - since the entrance examinations began, said the local branch of Belarus' State Control Committee.
For the first time ever, BSU and BSTU select examiners by toss immediately before the examination. Following reports of information leaks to applicants, some examination materials have been replaced with papers borrowed from two universities in southeastern Belarus.