Human rights defenders appeal refusals to release Ales Bialiatski

Aleh Hulak, Chair of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, sued to the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk against the refusal of the investigator of the Financial Investigations Department to change the restraint to Ales Bialiatski to a written non-leave undertaking under his personal guarantee.

The investigator motivated his refusal by stating that the restraint to Bialiatski had been chosen on 5 August and there were no reasons to change it.

Hary Pahaniaila, Chair of the Legal Commission of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, appealed a similar refusal at the Minsk City Procuracy. Similar appeals were filed to the Minsk City Procuracy by the Homel human rights defenders.