Monday, March 14, 2011

Ex-Presidential Candidate Flees Belarus

Ales Michalevic, a candidate in recent Belarus presidential elections, fled from the country. Earlier Michalevic was arrested by the Belarus State Security (KGB) on mass riot organization charges and was released on a written undertaking not to leave. While in prison, Michalevic signed a letter asking for mercy from President Alexander Lukashenko, which the KGB published on its site. When he was released, he publicly explained the letter was penned as a result of “tortures” he was subjected to in prison. When he was called to the KGB again, Michalevic chose to flee. “I have grounds to believe that I will never go out from the KGB building again,” explained the politician in his blog.

http://lenta.ru/news/2011/03/14/away/
http://michalevic.livejournal.com/101989.html

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