Salihorsk: democratic activist Pavel Batuyeu summonsed for interrogation concerning knihi.net
Pavel Batuyeu
On 12 May the Salihorsk democratic activist Pavel
Batuyeu was summonsed to the department of financial investigations of the
State Control Committee in connection with the investigation into the case of
the website knihi.net.
In the beginning of 2010 there were rumors that the Belarusian KGB started
paying interest to the website because of distributing the book Maladafrontautsy.
Mr. Batuyeu was summonsed to the State Control Committee for the first time
a year ago. The committee officers asked him the same questions: when he had
bought books through the website last and whether he was personally acquainted
with Aliaksandr Yaudakh.
Knihi.net is well-known for being the largest Belarusian on-line library of
independent literary works and media production. According to Mr. Yaudakh, the
website was established as a non-profit institution seeking to popularize the
Belarusian culture. At present the website is inaccessible for visitors.
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