News on the topic: KGB
06.06.2011 Authorities harass internet activists
Ivan Stasiuk, a civil activist from Brest, was detained on the Belarusian-Polish border and guarded to the local KGB department. The Belarusian border guards took away Ivan’s passport and told him that the document would be returned to him after a “prophylactic talk”.
17.05.2011 Stanislau Shushkevich summoned to KGB
The first head of independent Belarus is to appear in the KGB today. He will go there with a lawyer.
16.05.2011 Andrei Sannikau was tortured and threatened in KGB prison
On 13 May the trial of Andrei Sannikau, a presidential candidate, continued at the Partyzanski District Court of Minsk. The defendant told about threats of the KGB Chairman Zaitsau (Zajtsev) and about tortures in the KGB remand prison.
05.05.2011 Trial of assailants on Babruisk KGB office has started
The trial of Artsiom Prakapenka, Pavel Syramalotau and Yauhen Vaskovich who are charged with arson of the Babruisk KGB department started at 10.30 a.m. on 5 March. They are charged under Article 339, part 2 of the Criminal Code, “malignant hooliganism”, which envisages 7-12 years of imprisonment.
25.04.2011 Prosecutor’s Office to interrogate Kastusyou about blast
Former presidential candidate of the BPF Party Ryhor Kastusyou will be interrogated at Minsk City Office of the Public Prosecutor at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
22.04.2011 Youth activist Shulzhytski released
Youth activist Uladzimir Shulzhytski was released yesterday evening after he was detained by Smarhon KGB on 20 April on suspicion of involvement in the 11 April Minsk metro terrorist act.
21.04.2011 KGB search residence of Maladechna HR defender Kaputski
The private house of Maladechna human rights defender Aliaksei Kaputski has been reportedly searched by the KGB this morning.
21.04.2011 Babruisk leader of Social Democrats questioned by KGB
On 20 April, Yury Hryniavetski, leader of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party Hramada Babruisk office, was interrogated by local KGB agents.
20.04.2011 Mahiliou: unidentified persons haunt democratic activists
On 19 April an unidentified man who introduced himself police officer Kapytau tried to meet with a civil activist Pavel Varashylau. In the morning he phoned to the home number, but Pavel was away at work. In some time he phoned to the mobile and invited the activist for a “talk” concerning the civil campaign Our House. However, Pavel refused to meet without getting an official writ. The policemen promised to issue the writ soon.
14.04.2011 Mahiliou Region Court leaves Dzmitry Salauyou in KGB register
On 14 April the Mahiliou Region Court considered the appeal of a civil activist Dzmitry Salauyou against the verdict of the Leninski District Court which left in force the warning issued to him by the KGB for participation in the 19 December protest rally in Minsk and organization of the street actions in Mahiliou that “could result in mass riot”.
13.04.2011 Siarhei Housha complains to Baranavichy prosecutor about unlawful actions of KGB officers
On 12 April the Baranavichy human rights defender Siarhei Housha addressed the prosecutor of the town of Baranavichy with a complaint against unlawful actions of the local KGB.
12.04.2011 Civil activists are summonsed for “talks” in connection with blast in Minsk tube
On 12 April a social activist Ihar Bahatchyk received a telephone call. He was invited for a “talk” concerning the yesterday's terrorist act.
07.04.2011 KGB searches apartment of Natallia Radzina’s parents
Local KGB officers and an investigator from Minsk visited Natallia Radzina’s parents at home in Kobryn. They searched the house and seized the journalist’s notebooks, letters of solidarity from around the world, including the ones she got from the former Czech president Vaclav Havel and the Foreign Minister of Slovakia, Mikuláš Dzurinda. They also seized a computer of Natallia Radzina’s minor nephew.
06.04.2011 Baranavichy: court dismisses complaint of human rights defender Siarhei Housha
The court of the town of Baranavichy and the Baranavichy district refused to consider the complaint of human rights defender Siarhei Housha against actions of officials of the Baranavichy KGB department. This is stated in the answer mailed to Mr. Housha by Judge Piatro Makadai.
04.04.2011 Volunteerism Development Center denied registration
The Ministry of Justice refused to register the Volunteerism Development Center because of “a number of incorrigible violations of the legal requirements”.
