Search in BPF activist apartment

Militiamen of Drahichhyn militia department burst into an apartment of Uladzimir Kazyeka, member of the Belarusian Popular Front party.

Uladzimir told on phone that militiamen were waiting for him and forced him open the door. According to him, militiamen found around 2,000 copies of “Tut i Tsyaper” newspaper during the searching, Radio Svaboda reports.

At 11.20 am, the search was still in progress. Uladzimir Kazyeka says that five officers of Drahichyn militia department were in the room at this time.

“They are talking on their mobile phone constantly. They are asking what, where and how they should search. They warned that they would draw up a report and may take me to the militia department,” the BPF activist said.

Uladzimir Kazyeka is 45 years old, he is a public activist, head of BPF group of Drahichyn. He run for a member of the “house of representatives” this year.