Program director of Radio “Racyja” banned entrance to Belarus
The
Program Director of the Belarusian Radio “Racyja” Yuri
Leszczynski, planning his next holiday, wanted to come to
Belarus.
Having visited the Consulate of the Republic of
Belarus in Bialystok, he received a visa denial a week after applying
for a tourist visa. An appropriate seal was put in his
passport.
According to Mr. Leszczynski, in 2006 he received a
duty visa, but it was annulled on the border. This was short before
the presidential election of 2006. However, the same day the
journalist was told it was a technical mistake and was allowed to
Belarus.
Another interesting moment is that the head of Radio
“Racyja” Jewgien Wappa also wanted to visit Belarus as a tourist
last year, but was also denied a visa. The same also happened to some
other ethnic Belarusians living in Poland, who weren't given an
opportunity to visit the metropoly.
