Vitsebsk: Alena Semenchukova complains about incarceration conditions
Vitsebsk activist of the “European Belarus” lodged
an appeal to the Vitsebk Region Procuracy concerning the inappropriate
conditions in the temporary detention facility in Vitsebsk. Alena Semenchukova
demands that the procuracy require the MIA board of the Vitsebsk Region
Executive Committee to improve the situation.
The girl was put in custody for the night of 29-30 June.
“There are no sleeping berths in the cell, or any furniture at all. The
administration of the temporary isolator refused to accept a parcel with warm
things, water any hygienic means for me, that's whyI had to lie down on the
floor in a white T-shirt, jeans and in ballet slippers. It was impossible to
fall asleep, as it was rather cold. It was stuffy in the cell, as it is not
aired. The light of the lamp kept dazzling all night, as it was not turned off.
It was also impossible to turn down the volume of the radio. I was brought food
for the first time in the morning of the day after the detention. I had to eat
on the floor with dirty hands, as I was given no soap and towel. I was unable
to use the toilet, as the sink had no waste tank and was located in the area of
the guard's vision,” wrote the activist.
The girls also had to return to the isolator of the trial – Judge of the
Kastrychnitski District Court of Vitsebsk Ina Hrabouskaya sentenced her to 10
days of arrest for distribution of leaflets, which was considered as a
violation of Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, “violation
of the order of organizing and holding mass events”.
Alena Semenchukova declared a hunger-strike of protest against the unfair
verdict, and is still keeping it in jail.
