Hrodna region: assaults on members of Niakliayeu's team
Two assaults on
activists of the electoral team of candidate Niakliayeu have been registered
these days.
The first incident took place in the evening of 11 December near the Brest supermarket in Hrodna. A drunken man
came to an electoral picket. At first he started telling the activists that
their work vain, as there was no alternative to the incumbent, Aliaksandr
Lukashenka. Then he assaulted one of them, Danil Kukleu, and delivered several
hard blows. Danil Kukleu defended himself with the assistance of a female
participant of the picket. There were no policemen nearby. The picket was
disrupted as a result of this assault.
On 12 December a resident of the town of Aziory
Kiryl Semianchuk (pictured) started handing out agitation
materials of Uladzimir Niakliayeu near the Chance
shop. He was approached by two persons in plain clothes, who started
threatening him. Eventually, they hit him several times and tore into pieces
his electoral cape. The hooligans also used obscene language and tried to grab
the leaflets, which the activist didn’t let them do.
The both victims intend to apply to the police in connection with the assaults.
Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections
