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Viktar Kantsavenka asks for political asylum in Poland

2011 2011-04-04T22:18:33+0300 1970-01-01T03:00:00+0300 en

Resident of Rechytsa Viktar Kantsavenka, an activist of the electoral team of Mikalai Statkevich during the 2010 presidential election, has filed documents for receiving political asylum in Poland.

According to the BelaPAN information agency, at present he is in the refugee camp Dembak, where he can spend about a year waiting. “They have already talked to me, and gave me a six-month visa. I am treated well in the camp. The majority of its inhabitants are Chechens, there also some Belarusians, but there are few of them. I don’t intend to return to Belarus – it won’t do any good if I am imprisoned as well,’ comments Mr. Kantsavenka.

The activist fled Belarus soon after the events of 19 December. According to him, he was watched, that’s why he decided to leave the country. He went to Russia, and then – to Ukraine, where he asked for political asylum. However, he decided to move to Poland without waiting there. “I lived there at one of my acquaintances, and the local police were looking for me there. That’s why I decided to move further. Though I had some problems with my passport, the Polish authorities treated me loyally and issued a visa to me,” explains Viktar Kantsavenka.

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