Priest Lazar is not in KGB jail?

Belposhta, Belarus's national postal service, return to senders letters sent to priest Uladzislau Lazar to the KGB jail.

It may mean that the addressee was not found. The postcard sent by a Telegraf correspondent on August 8 was returned to him.

The postcard has no special marks except for a stamp of Belposhta's office. Postcards to the arrested priest earlier were not returned.

The priest's sister Yanina Lazar says she has no information about her brother. The journalist couldn't reach the KGB press service and Belposhta's office by phone.

Lukashenka said on July 26 about the arrest of a security service officer, who “was connected with foreign state through representatives of the Catholic Church. He didn't only gave them information. His activities hurt the people who work abroad.”

It became known next day that Catholic priest Uladzislau Lazar, a parish priest of the Descent of the Holy Spirit parish in Barysau, had been arrested a month ago and thrown into the KGB jail.

Apostolic Nuncio in Belarus Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti talks to the authorities to solve the problem.

On August 1, the term of pretrial detention in the KGB jail for Uladzislau Lazer was extended by a week.

More than 1,000 people (1,036 people as of 18:45 August 10) signed the petition of the organising committee to create the Belarusian Christian democracy party demanding to release the priest immediately.