Mother of Vladislav Kovalev, who was executed for terrorism, said that the Supreme Court violated the terms of a response to the complaint, consisting lawyer son. She also asked to initiate inquiry into fraud in the blast in Minsk metro and violations of the Criminal Procedure Code during the investigation and trial that sentenced Vladislav Kovalyov and Dmitry Konovalov to death.
Lyubov Kovaleva reminded that supervisory complaint was filed on September 27. The answer came in the name of a lawyer on October 30, "the 30-day period of consideration is broken. But that's not all: there is no specific answer we received - we just sent a message that the time for consideration of the complaint extended. This highly cynical: now that the son shot, in the Supreme Court pretend will understand thoroughly, again reviewing the case. Rather, give the answer that everything was done correctly. Even I can not imagine what would happen if you suddenly recognize that violations of the Criminal Procedure Code were confirmed guys ... It already does not come back! "
The delay in the response of the Supreme Court has become the basis for a complaint to the Prosecutor General's Office, says Lyubov Kovaleva: "This complaint to Alexander Konyuk General of the Republic of Belarus. I write that the Supreme Court of violating the law and my rights, fails to reply to supervisory review. But importantly - I am writing again about violations noted during the investigation and trial."
"And the result, and the court left many questions. This video from the subway with elements of installation, and the results of examination, when neither clothes nor on the body of Dmitry Konovalov and my son did not find traces of explosives. To all, Vladislav actually denied the right the defense: lawyer during the investigation to Vlad allowed only once, the rest of the meeting was only during the investigation, or a few minutes before the start of each trial. not allowed a lawyer to sign the necessary documents, and just when it became known that he was sentenced to shot ... I want to wait for an answer. I do not believe in the guilt of the son, and many in Belarus do not believe the results of the investigation and a negative attitude to the death sentence the guys."
After being sentenced to death on November 30 last year, it was reported that Vladislav Kovalyov and Dmitry Konovalov was shot in mid-March 2012. Lyubov Kovaleva still requires her to write her son back, which he did during the investigation and trial, but they mysteriously disappeared - they were not sent along with the relatives of things, and in the KGB detention center also argue that in the conclusion of the last prisoners they not remain.
October 7 in Amsterdam Lyubov Kovaleva voiced beginning of the campaign "Bring back the body", her goal - to return the body of his son was shot, or at least learn about the place of his burial. The campaign was initiated including the abolition of the death penalty in Belarus.
Viasna Human Rights Center
