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In Vitebsk founder human rights institution “Platform Innovation” is arrested

The founder of the human rights organization "Platform" (private cultural institutions "Platform Innovation") Michael Zhamchuzhny arrested in Vitebsk in August this year, but still not enough information about the reasons for his arrest. This is the website of the "Platform".

"Until now, information on the reasons for the arrest of Michael Zhamchuzhny bit. It is known that the criminal case against him filed by Part 1 of Article 375 (intentional disclosure of economic, scientific, technical or other information which constitutes an official secret, a person who has or had access to these data). Also, part 2 of article 376 (illegal manufacture or acquisition for sale or sale of special technical means for secret information) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus ", - says" Platform".

Members of the "Platform" still have no information about how and therefore Zhemchuzhny brought such charges, and the lawyer was taken subscription nondisclosure.

Michael Zhamchuzhny - a former convict on the economic case representative of the "Platform" in Vitebsk, and prior to the conclusion - Associate Vitebsk Technological Institute, PhD.

The former head of a human rights institution "Platform Innovation" Andrey Bondarenko in August was sentenced to 3 years in prison for an article on hooliganism. Human rights activist on trial pleaded guilty in part, but with such a sentence is not agreed, and appeal to the Minsk city court. Minsk City Court Collegium upheld the conviction. In his final statement at the trial Bondarenko said about possible provocations special services, but did not deny the fact that "their actions this helped."

Radio Liberty