News on the topic: interrogation
25.02.2011 More interrogations by police and KGB
On 24 February Brest police interrogated local entrepreneur Stanislau Fedzko. The interrogator inquired about the businessman’s participation in the 19 December protest.
17.02.2011 Young Front Mahiliou activist questioned by KGB
On 16 February, Valiantsin Labachou, Mahiliou activist of the Young Front youth opposition movement was interrogated at local KGB department. The KGB officers inquired about the events of 19 December in Minsk.
16.02.2011 Brest activist threatened by phone
On 15 February, Brest activist Ms. Katsiaryna Pashko received a phone call from local economic crimes department. An unknown official invited the activist for a “conversation”. After she refused to appear in the department without an official summons, the official threatened to escort the girl in hand-cuffs.
15.02.2011 Nasta Loika spent 15 minutes at military counter-intelligence
After receiving many telephone calls from an investigator of the military counter-intelligence, human rights defender Nasta Loika agreed to come for a talk on 15 Febraury. Though the investigator said he would pass her an official writ after her coming to his office, he didn't keep his promise.
15.02.2011 Professor Heorhi Lepin 'questioned as witness'
On 14 February Professor Heorhi Lepin, detained during the protest action of 19 December in Minsk, came to the Kastrychnitski District Police Department of Minsk.
15.02.2011 Young Front activist Zmitser Yasevich summonsed for interrogation
Representatives of the KGB called Zmitser Yasevich several days ago and invited him for a conversation. Zmitser refused to go there without an official summon, RFE/RL informs.
14.02.2011 Endless interrogations
On 14 February an investigator of the military counter-intelligence phoned to a human rights activist Nasta Loika. He refused to introduce himself and said that he could show his ID during their meeting. He tried to invite her for a 'talk'. However, Nasta answered that she refused to come to him without receiving an official writ. After this the investigator tried to specify her address, she asked that the investigation had all possibilities to find it on their own. After this the counter-intelligence officer promised to soon her a writ soon.
11.02.2011 Mahiliou: Pavel Varashylau interrogated at work
Officers of Mahiliou Region KGB Department paid a visit to the working place of a civil activist Pavel Varashylau to interrogate him as a witness in the case of the 19 December ‘mass riot’ in Minsk. KGB officer Aliaksandr Prakapchuk explained that they had to come to Pavel’s work as they had summonsed him by a mailed writ, but he hadn’t come.
10.02.2011 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.
09.02.2011 Mikola Bianko summonsed to Maskouski District Police Department of Minsk
Mikola Bianko, a journalist with Radio Racyja, received a telephone call from a man who introduced himself as police major Aliaksandr Vasiliievich. He asked where the activist lived in Homel and said that the police wanted to take his fingerprints.
09.02.2011 Still more interrogations
On 9 February Nadzeya Krapivina, wife of Ales Kirkevich, a suspect in the 'mass riot' case, was interrogated at the Minsk KGB department by investigator Bychak, who investigates the case of Kirkevich.
08.02.2011 Interrogations continue
On 7 February the presidential candidate Uladzimir Niakliayeu was taken to KGB from his house (where he is kept under home arrest). He was interrogated for about an hour. His attorney, Tamara Sidarenka, refused to tell any details because the lawyers of figurants of the 'mass riot' case gave written undertakings not to disclose the information related to the case.
07.02.2011 New searches and interrogations
Liubou Kameneva, an activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, was interrogated at KGB on 5 February. She came to the KGB department at 10 a.m. together with her attorney. However, KGB officers refused to admit the attorney to the interrogation and threatened they would treat it as a ‘refusal to give testimony’.
03.02.2011 Searches and interrogations non-stop
KGB officers of Salihorsk have interrogated Uladzimir Lemesh, an electioneering agent of Andrei Sannikau. The interrogation lasted for about 4 hours. Lemesh could not speak about the details as he signed the non-dislosure obligation.
02.02.2011 More searches and interrogations in Belarus
On 2 February two KGB officers searched the apartment of opposition activist Tamara Zaitsava. In the search warrant it was stated that she was a witness in the criminal case concerning the ‘mass riot’ of 19 December. The activist wasn’t present in Nezalezhnastsi Square that day, because she observed the presidential election at an election precinct in Kalinkavichy, but this didn’t stop the KGB officers.
