Minsk Citizens’ Bags Searched In the Streets 13:52, 10/01/2006
“On Saturday, when I was passing by Kamarouski market in Minks, I was stopped by police. They asked to show the contents of by rucksack,” a reader of the “Komsomolskaya Parvda v Belarusi” told on the phone. “When I fumed because of that, policemen explained that they have received such an instruction, to search big bags. They said they are looking for some printed materials, and in case I would disagree to open the bag, they would take me to a police department to search there. Is it legal? And what is the reason for all that? Is it connected with the elections?”
The lawyers told to the newspaper that a policeman actually has a right to stop a suspicious man and search personal belongings. The Charter’97 press center calls upon the people who are stopped for a search, to WRITE DOWN the name, surname and rank of a policeman (policemen are also required to present their papers), and to inform the Chartr’97 press center about such incidents via email.
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