Ales Bialiatski’s appeal put in inspection file on Mikhalevich’s torture report

On 17 March, spokesman of the General Prosecutor’s Office told the media that the prosecuting authorities were inspecting the allegations of torture reported by former presidential candidate Ales Mikhalevich and a number of other KGB prisoners.

Meanwhile, Ales Bialiatski received another reply to his appeal against the alleged torture facts, stating that the human rights defender’s complaint “concerning an inspection of violence used against person in custody has been entered into the inspection file on Mr. Mikhalevich’s statement.”