Political Prisoner Mikhail Marynich Denied Early Release :: Charter'97 :: News

A commission on the questions of early release of Minsk colony is not in favour of early release of former Minister and Ambassador Mikhail Marynich, his wife Tatsyana Marynich informed Radio Svaboda. She had a meeting with her husband in the colony from September 7 to 9. Tatsyana Marynich says that her husband is making efforts to change the decision of the commission.

“He was acquainted with the decision of the commission concerning possibility of his early release. He wrote his objection to the decision. Firstly, he follows all rules and has not committed any violations of the order, and secondly, he needs urgent treatment,” Tatsyana Marynich said.

According to information of Tatsyana Marynich, on September 22 a new session of the commission is to take place. It is to determine finally, whether Mikhail Marynich will be released. He believed that he completely meets conditions of the early release, as considering the amnesty he had served more than a half of the term in prison, and he is a pensioner.

Besides, a 65-year-old politician has serious problems with his health. In March 2005 he had a stroke in prison, and he had been placed to a republican prison hospital in Minsk twice. Tatsyana Marynich says that the consequences of the stroke are still left. “His left part of the body, the arm and the leg cause anxiety. They do not have enough sensitivity. In the last two days he felt strong pain in his arm and leg,” the woman said.

As said by Tatsyana Marynich, prison doctors render therapeutic medical assistance to Mikhail Marynich, however it is not enough. Mikhail Marynich asked the administration of the colony to give him possibility to go in for remedial gymnastics, but the administration answered that there are no possibilities for that.

However, according to Tatsyana Marynich, Mikhail Marynich does not lose courage and optimism.

“He expresses thanks to everybody and hopes that he would be helped as before, and thanks to this help he would still be released soon,” the woman said.

Representatives of Minks colony denied commenting the decision of the commission concerning Mikhail Marynich.

A well-known politician, former Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Belarus Mikhail Marynich was detained on April 26, 2004. He was found guilty of stealing office equipment of a non-governmental organization. He believes that he has been punished for joining opposition and planning to run in presidential elections. The Amnesty International announced Mikhail Marynich a prisoner of conscience.
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