Yelsk: Democratic candidate’s team member detained
23.09.2008.
Tags: elections-2008, Yelsk.
Source: RFE/RL.
On September 22nd, 10 p.m. the police detained Vasil Siliverst in Yelsk. He is member of the initiative group of UCP candidate in Paleskaya district # 43 Mikalai Haurylenka.
The detention was carried out by police major Kalesnik. Siliverst was walking home. The police major started to pick on the activist on the pretext that he didn’t have a light reflector on his clothes and called him “oppositionist”. He reproached Siliverst for supporting Mikalai Haurylenka, the opponent of Siarhei Kanoplich, head of Yelsk rayon executive committee.
Vasil Siliverst, Chernobyl liquidator and invalid, was taken to Yelsk police department. The detention was accompanied with foul language and insults, threats they would “send him to mental house” or “find an article and throw him behind bars”.
See also
12.12.2008 Another complaint to UN
05.12.2008 Homel: Kanstantsin Zhukouski is warned for cooperation with ‘BelSat’
04.12.2008 Civil activist’s lawsuit concerning election falsifications is turned down
03.12.2008 Slonim: procuracy checks the legality of the activities of a precinct election commission
11.11.2008 Haradok: harassment of election observer
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