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Policemen interrogated relatives and neighbors of founder of Novopolotsk independent website

Vadim Drozdov several years living in Switzerland, but the events in Belarus he is indifferent. Therefore, founded an independent online resource freeregion.info, where critical materials placed on political topics, as well as their blogs are known personality in the region. Recently it was reported that police conducting tests, has not violated any law Vadim Drozdov.

That being checked, Vadim Drozdov learned from a lawyer hired by his relatives. But what conclusions did Navapolatsk police and remains a mystery, says Drozdov:

"It seems timing check extended several times, as it is held for more than 40 days. Police are still looking for something: I was told that in early May, the staff came to my father - to the apartment where I am registered. They asked about me, asking whether he has a computer. then went to the neighbors, and explained to them that I "oppose Lukashenko", questioned, how long have I seen, and they can tell you about me. component protocols polls, scared people with whom our family peacefully lived next almost 25 years!"

According to Vadim Drozdov, checking against his personality being the beginning of April. According to information received from a lawyer, police intently interested site freeregion.info, founded by Vadim Drozdov.

"And so the check is carried out to determine whether the content is not subject to some critical articles on our site under the criminal article 369-1 "Discrediting the Republic of Belarus". Even we are talking about something else - about the activity on behalf of unregistered organization. Responsibility for this service is subject to criminal Article 193-1" - says an activist.

He drew attention not what thoughts on the establishment of the site appeared along with the idea to create a public association "Free region". Now there is a steering committee for the creation of this community. One of the activists is the author of a number of materials on the same site, Eugene Parchinsky. It is known that he, too, recently came to the attention of the local police.

According to Vadim Drozdov, namely the existence of an independent online resource was the occasion for checks:

"We have regular readers, some of them are sent to us for publication of valid documents, disclosure of which is not pleasing to the authorities. Also we have several blogs where they write well-known personality in the region, in particular the "doctor - love of truth" Igor Postnov, which last year forcibly sent to the "loony bin" after a series of critical statements... bloggers are journalists and social activists from different regions throughout the Vitebsk region. They write quite sharply and critically. Hence - and attention from the police, who knows full well that I was not the first year living in Switzerland. But carefully inquire what the relationship I have remained in Belarus."

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