Mother of shot Vladislav Kovalev, accused of terrorism after the explosion in the Minsk metro, wants to know the details of the last minutes of her son, whom she considers wrongfully convicted death. She's trying to figure out what structure implemented the death sentence imposed by the Supreme Court in regard to her son.
Lyubov Kovaleva to query about this in a few instances. Do it consistently, when one of the structure of its redirected to another: "I first wrote the chairman of the KGB, as Vlad to the last held in the KGB detention center. Received a letter signed by the chairman himself, Valery Vakulchik, where it says that this question - beyond the scope of KGB. And that should apply to the Supreme Court, as it was there, under Article 175 of the Penal Code, a message comes in that the sentence is executed. But the deputy chairman of the Supreme Court Valery Kalinkovich also said that it is their responsibility., and suggested that in Department of Corrections. "
"At the request DVK I got the answer again only with reference to Article 175. Part 5 it refers to" an institution that carries the death penalty "- that it should inform the design of the court which rendered the sentence, and then have to write to relatives. Post from the Supreme Court, we have received, but to achieve that for the "establishment" is engaged in executions of convicts as yet. All classified! Everyone knows what the procedure for approval of the death penalty, but who performs them, and where they commit, no one knows. This is another secret, approved by the Belarusian legislation, "- Lyubov Kovaleva said.
Mother shot Vladislav Kovalev has appealed to various authorities, including the President of Belarus, with a request to give her son's body was shot, which considers unfairly convicted on unsubstantiated charges of the investigation. Despite this, she requested to report at the place where he is buried. But everywhere received only negative responses. Did not explain Lyubov Kovaleva and the disappearance of records in the KGB jail son that he kept in the trial - the records simply vanished, as if they contained some secret information. Although by law the property executed by death should be passed to relatives ...
Ms. Kovaleva continue Clarification of execution and further, failure to report what structure does the death penalty, she wants to appeal to higher courts. It acts and the death penalty in Belarus in general: with the likelihood of errors consequences this measure is unjustified if it later turns out that the shot of the innocent. Lyubov Kovaleva believes that the death penalty is unacceptable in a civilized country, because it forces to torture and inmates and their families, which are the secret of eternal punishment circumstances.
Viasna Human Rights Center
