Member of the organizing committee of the party "Belarusian Christian Democracy" Andrew Gaidukova arrested for handing out leaflets on November 21 in Novopolotsk and 24 November in Polotsk. November 25th for one of the shares he was sentenced to 10 days, and after December 5, for another 5 days. Activist told Human Rights Defenders new details of these arrests and the courts, as well as about the conditions in the detention center Novopolotsk.
In the trial, which took place on November 25, Polotsk city court judge Vladimir Besetsky found former political prisoner guilty of violating Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code and for "holding an unauthorized picket with the distribution of leaflets" appointed Andrew Gaidukova arrest for 10 days. On the same day he was taken to Novopolotsk DRC.
Says Andrew Gaidukov: "In the DRC, I became ill with angina, there was a strong cough, high fever. It is due to the fact that in the cell where I was kept, it was cold, poor ventilation and therefore felt drafts. The food was given, not always was warm, and I asked several times due to illness, to issue warm. Sometimes it works.
Immediately after the completion of administrative detention, I was again taken to the court, this time in Novopolotsk. In court, I saw that the decree according to which I was accused of distributing media products, was reclassified to Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code, I allegedly involved in illegal events. The judge did not even pay any attention to the fact that the temperature rose to 38 degrees, and ordered the arrest for 5 days. Once again, I was in the DRC, but very ill. I say at once - register what I did to you in the diseased state. And recorded in the log: fever, runny nose, cough. But was not allowed to delay completion of sentence, because there was no sick leave. I say then: "I'm sick and you." It did not matter. But later called an ambulance to get a shot.
I was sent to the same cell, where I was serving a previous arrest. My neighbor is often smoked cigarettes and it caused me pain, I gasped as ventilation was a small hole with a diameter of about 10 centimeters. After writing the application management DRC, he was transferred to another cell."
"Lingerie gave normal - continues Gaidukov - but from the blanket smelled the stench. And, in general, the cell walls were dirty. Instead toilet - a hole in the floor and a small faucet with cold water. The camera is very poorly lit, because the window is made of thick glass blocks, so it was impossible to read. Otherwise, you can ruin the sight."
Andrew Gaidukov also spoke in detail about the food, which is produced by the DRC arrested in Novopolotsk. Morning tea and issued some porridge in the evening the same, but added a piece of herring or sprat few. For lunch, sometimes not quite give hot and tasteless soup, porridge and cutlets.
Allowed to transfer from their relatives only hygiene and food peredachki not accepted. Output for a walk for half an hour.
At the end of the conversation Andrew said Gaidukov summarized and compared conditions at the DRC with the conditions in the Vitebsk prison.
Andrew Gaidukov - a former political prisoner, November 8, 2012 the KGB arrested him and brought a criminal case under part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code (high treason in the form of intelligence activities). Case Gaidukova considered closed, during the trial the prosecution Gaidukova was changed. July 1, 2013 Vitebsk Regional Court convicted on criminal charges Gaidukova "Trying to establish cooperation with the special services, security agencies or authorities of a foreign state." He was found "guilty of trying to establish contacts with foreign intelligence services employees with no signs of high treason." May 8, 2014 Andrew Gaidukov released.
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