Volunteers collect donations in support of the relatives of priest Lazar
According to the
coordinator of the civil initiative “For Liberty” (“Za Voliu”)
Hanna Shaputska, the fundraising is necessary first of all to pay for
the lawyer and the parcels to the remand prison:
“We know
that his relatives need not only moral, but also financial support.
We hope that we will collect the money and the people donate to us.
We can support them somehow in this difficult time.
The
responsible secretary of the organizing committee of the Belarusian
Christian Democracy Dzianis Sadouski stated that more than 5.000
signatures in support of priest Lazar have been collected
already.
“This work will doubtlessly continue, both online
on the web, as well as near the churches. The process continues and
we intend to continue it untill solving the issue of priest
Lazar.
Since 31 May the Catholic priest of the parish of Holy
Spirit in Barysau Uladzislau Lazar has been kept in the remand prison
of the KGB. The charges to him remain unclear as far as the KGB
continues keeping silent in this case despite all public demands and
the media hype.
A “Marathon of Solidarity” in support of
priest Uladzislau Lazar has been held at the Minsk office of the BPF
Party. As said by Hanna Shaputska, prayer marathons in support of the
imprisoned priest have been held as well.