Forensic expertise confirms beating of Siarhei Kavalenka
According to doctor of the psychiatric
department of "Vitsba-3" penal colony, the state of Kavalenka's
health remains unchanged.
"It means that the state is grave. The doctor didn't say what his blood
pressure and temperature were. They continue the forced feeding," said
Kavalenka's wife Alena.
On 10 April the Vitsebsk Regional
Court will consider the appeal against the last
year's verdict to Mr. Kavalenka – 3 years of personal restraint for hanging out
a white-red-white flag on a New Year tree in the center of Vitsebsk.
"According to the accusation, he allegedly showed resistance to the
police, and received some injures when he fell from the tree. However, I was
passed a document witnessing that these injuries couldn't be received in such a
way. In his testimony he also said that he had been beaten after the police put
his hand in handcuffs.
Here's a quotation: "The scratches in the area of radiocarpal joints are,
most probably, a result of the use of special gear – handcuffs. The remaining
bodily injuries are a result of at least nine traumatic actions by the items,
the individual traits of which are not reflected in the character of the
injuries. These injuries are not usual for falling from the distance of one's
height and strikes against blunt items. It cannot be excluded that they could
be inflicted in the circumstances, stated by the examined individual."
Thus, it was he who was beaten, and we will prove this," says Mrs.
Kavalenka. The hearing of the appeal starts at 9.30 a.m. on 10 April.