German volunteers forced out of Homel police without passports
German volunteers Solwei Schoris and Susana Paul on March 26 came to the Leninski District Police Department in Mahilyo in order to take their passports back, but Mikhail Luhautsou, an officer in charge of immigration, simply told them to get out. The girls were accused of staying at the address that is different from their registration. The police asked neighbors if they heard the German language. It turned out that the neighbors did not see the Germans.
The girls maintain that they stay at the registration address and that their landlord can confirm that. But the police said the landlord was missing. The German girls refused to sign a statement that they stay at a different address:
Solwei Schoris: "We demanded a translator, because we are not fluent in Russian and refused to sign. They simply told us to buzz off".
Their passports have remained at the police department. Instead, the girls have a certificate that they violate laws. But it is unclear what laws.
The Germans came to Mahilyou as volunteers to work with handicap children. Susan Pail's visa expires on Monday and she was supposed to leave Belarus.
The girls maintain that they stay at the registration address and that their landlord can confirm that. But the police said the landlord was missing. The German girls refused to sign a statement that they stay at a different address:
Solwei Schoris: "We demanded a translator, because we are not fluent in Russian and refused to sign. They simply told us to buzz off".
Their passports have remained at the police department. Instead, the girls have a certificate that they violate laws. But it is unclear what laws.
The Germans came to Mahilyou as volunteers to work with handicap children. Susan Pail's visa expires on Monday and she was supposed to leave Belarus.
