Byalyatski banned to talk about himself

The wife of the human rights activist had a meeting with him in a penitentiary in Babrusik today.

Natallya Pinchuk and Ales Byalyatski's sister Volha visited the prison to pass Ales a 30-kg parcel. Natallya told Radio Svaboda about the meeting.

How does Ales Byalyatski look? What did he say at the meeting?

Ales looks not bad. At least as he looked after the trial and during my previous visits. I asked him about his health. He says he feels normal. Another case is that he is under close control from the prison authorities.

His moral state is good. As for information about his life, it is under a ban.

Did he say anything about confinement conditions?

No, he didn't. He gave me to understand he was always under close surveillance.

Ales Byalyatski has been in a correctional facility in Babruisk since February.

On January 24, the Minsk City Court heard the cassation appeal from Ales Byalyatski, the head of Viasna human rights centre and vice president of the International Federation for Human Rights. The court upheld a 4.5-year  sentence for Byalyatski.