Witnesses Confirm Ignatovich’s Implication in Killings :: Charter'97 :: News

Testimonies of the “secret” witnesses prove that Ignatovich and his accomplices are guilty of mass murders of Belarusian nationals. As you remember, the Minsk regional court continues hearings over the former Almaz fighter Valery Ignatovich, who, among other things, is charged with abducting in July last year an ORT cameraman Dmitry Zavadsky. This episode was by the way considered by court but it remains still unclear what happened to Zavadsky and where the man is right now. However, there’s plenty of proof as concerns Ignatovich’s other bloody crimes and his links with the Belarusian special services.

At the moment they interrogate witnesses of murders and ill-treatment of other Belarusian citizens. Among those, due to give testimony, we again find some “secret” individuals. These are the ones, who consented to give testimony on the condition that Ignatovich wouldn’t be present in the courtroom.

Yesterday one of such witnesses, who is himself placed behind bars, told the jury how the group of Ignatovich treated the captives. According to the sources, he mentioned some barbaric atrocities. The lawyers don’t rule out that Zavadsky could have been exposed to similar treatment.

Some assume that Ignatovich learnt the technique of handling the prisoners either in Chechnya or in some of the Russian or Belarusian secret services bases. This issue was raised by another “secret” witness, asserting that the criminals actions were as professional as riot police’s.