Police visits relatives of activists who escaped abroad

The law enforcement agencies' representatives take interest in the whereabouts of the activists who escaped abroad under a threat of possible repressions against them.  Policemen in plain clothes called or visited the apartments of the relatives of Mikita Krasnou (an activist of the "Citizen" campaign, Ales Mikhalevich's representative), Viachaslau Dzianau (an activist of the "Citizen" campaign, Jaraslau Ramanchuk's representative), Andrei Babitski (Andrei Sannikau's representative), Uladzimir Kumets (one of the coordinators of Uladzimir Nyaklyaeu's electoral HQ).

Uladzimir Kumets: "They intimidate the activists' relatives in order to oppress the opposition.However, they only create a favorable public opinion about the opposition by such actions, both inside the country and abroad. Harassment of relatives is unacceptable and discredits the Belarusian authorities in the eys of the international community".