Interrogations go on...
At about 3.45 p.m. on 9 February an
activist of the Young Front was summonsed to the dean's office of the
physical faculty of Belarusian
State University.
In some time KGB officers came there and took him to the KGB department, for
the sixth interrogation as a witness in the 'mass riot' criminal case. Bear in
mind that on 6 January he was taken for an interrogation from the university as
well, and was imprisoned for 12 days after it.
The interrogation was conducted by investigator Bychak who also interrogated
Nadzeya Krapivina, the wife of Ales Kirkevich, that day.
'The interrogation lasted for two hours, that's why I missed two interesting
lectures at the university. However, I hope I won't have troubles at the place
of study no more. I passed the winter exams during the winter session – thanks
to those who passed me the textbook in quantum mechanics while I was in prison.
With God's help, I will receive a scholarship during this semester. Of course,
I want to graduate from my alma mater in my fatherland,' commented the
activist.
Aliaksandr Papko, a journalist of the Belarusian service of the Polish Radio,
is a witness in the 'mass riot' criminal case. He was informed about it on
Monday by officers of the Main Bureau of Organized Crime Detection. They came
to him, took his fingerprints, make several photos. In the beginning of the
talk they showed him his telephone number and asked whether it was his number
or not. Then they asked what he had been doing in the center of Minsk on 19 December.
'They shot me with a digital photo camera and asked simple questions such as
what was my name, what was the date and place of my birth, etc.' said the
journalist.
A former member of the Young Front Yaraslau Hryshchenia received a writ
from the Baranavichy KGB Department. During the electoral campaign he actively
participated in the electoral campaign of Mikalai Statkevich.
Earlier a KGB officer phoned to the activist and asked when he would come to
Baranavichy. Yaraslau refused to meet with him without receiving an official
writ, which was passed as soon as the activist came home.
Volha Niakliayeva, the wife of the presidential candidate Uladzimir Nikliayeu,
received a telephone invitation to come to the KGB for an interrogation at 9.30 a.m. on 11 February.
She was told that she was summonsed for an interrogation as a witness and the
writ would be presented to her right at the KGB department. The KGB officer
didn't inform the woman on which case she was to testify.
However, most probably it concerns the events of 19 December. Volha may also be
asked about the circumstances of the beating of Uladzimir Niakliayeu in the
evening of 19 December, right before the protest action. According to may
eye-witnesses, he could be beaten by special-purpose troops, such as Almaz.