Criminal lawsuit brought against Union of Polish People in Belarus closed :: Charter'97 :: News

Criminal lawsuit brought against activist of the “Union of Polish People in Belarus" public association (UPPB) Andjei Lisousky was closed. That was reported by A. Lisousky himself. It is to be mentioned, that 20 October 2006 in the evening the custom’s officers found unknown powder in the activist’s car that was then used by the UPPB leader Angelica Boris (not acknowledged by the authorities) for her coming back from Vilnius. Later, head of the Grodna regional customs office Yuri Syanko declared that the powder was amphetamine. A. Lisousky was suspected of drug trafficking.

“Yesterday I was phoned by the investigator of the Grodna regional department of the KGB Aleg Grinevich who allowed me to take back my car which at that time had been arrested and kept at the regional KGB parking. He also said that the criminal lawsuit brought against myself was terminated. But he also added that the investigation of the criminal lawsuit on drug trafficking was to be continued”, A.Lisovski reported.

According to him, that day he came to collect his car from the parking. “It so happened that my car accumulator had been changed for an old one, A.Lisovski declared. I don’t know who changed it. Exactly after the car’s arrest I gave the car documents and keys to the customs office‘s staff. And I don’t know at what stage my accumulator disappeared”.

Meanwhile, A. Lisovski pointed out that the belongings which had been removed from the car when it had been arrested were returned to him