Mahiliou KGB unwilling to return camcorder seized after December 2010 events
Zmitser Salauyou,
leader of Mahiliou regional office of the Belarusian Popular Front “Adradzhenne”,
has received another response to his request to return his camcorder
confiscated following the December 2010 post-election protest. This time the
politician was advised to look for it in Minsk’s office of the Investigative Committee.
Zmitser
Salauyou is outraged by the attitude of special services.
“On
January 15, 2011, my apartment was searched. The raid was connected with
Square-2010. The
KGB officers knew that I had shot a video of what happened there and therefore they
confiscated my computer and a video camera to analyze what I had been filming
in the Square,” says Zmitser Salauyou.
Zmitser
Salauyou’s computer was returned six months later, while the camcorder has not
been returned until now.
“I'm
going to write another complaint to the KGB Mahiliou Department. They
confiscated my camera and they must return it to me. Why should I
look for it myself in some other institutions? I
do not need to know all their internal bureaucratic circumstances, but as I
understand it, once you’ve taken it, then give it back,” said the BPF’s Mahiliou
leader.
Zmitser
Salauyou also says that after reviewing the legislation, he is sure to cause troubles
for the special services of Mahiliou for their improper attitude to other
people's property.
