The administration of the colony №14, located in the station Navasady, Barysaŭ district, Minsk region, took a human rights defender Michael  Zhemchuzhny in the squad №18. This prisoner said in a letter Viciebsk human rights activist Leanid Svetsik.

In his last letter, written in the will, Viciebsk human rights activist thoroughly analyze your criminal case and the role in this party of people.

"My term is directly related to my human rights and political activities - writing from prison Michael - and I received offers in various forms to renounce its continuation of contacts with colleagues, of perjury, accompanied by blackmail and threats, in exchange for loyalty attitude in court and prison. "

Michael  grateful Alyona Krasouskaya-Kaspiarovich, former director of the human rights organization "Platform" and now head of the nonprofit organization "Area-119", for she hired a lawyer Vyacheslav Proskalovich. The work of his lawyer, he was pleased, according to his professional.

 Nevertheless, he did not quite not entirely trust the bar, as its representatives depending on the circumstances of his profession: "Any lawyer working for the money, and the idea does not want to be unemployed, deprived of food and their children's future." Human rights activist concludes that, ideally, the best lawyer in the country - it is the accused who is fluent in the legislation.

In his letters to Michael complains about the high cost of making copies of documents that are necessary for the preparation of complaints to the state authorities. In consultation with the special registry of the colony, he requested copies of documents in court, but was forced to abandon them because court officials have requested for this service is 800 thousand rubles. "For the money, I redraw them myself!" - Joked human rights activist.

Finally sentenced to a long term, but not broken human rights activist asks to inform his address for all those who want to correspond with him and to express my support for IR-14, otr.18, br. 181, 222125, st. Navasady, Barysaŭ district, Minsk region, Belarus.

P.S. If someone has an unwanted, but in working condition watch and / or mini-radio receiver (can be used), Michael asks them to donate - send a simple parcel post to the above address. Without these items to him in prison is bad ...

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