After a two-month break Viciebsk human rights activists received a welcome letter from a recognized public political prisoner human rights activist Michael Zhamchuzhny.

Michael says that his situation in prison has deteriorated significantly: they "firmly engaged operatives". Now almost all the letters except for censorship are still operational department. Thus, for a political prisoner with the outside world it has become significantly more limited due to the efforts of the security services penal colony #14.

In addition, Zhamchuzhny received extremist status for alleged distribution of extremist literature among inmates. According to unofficial reports, extremist literature, the prison authorities have been ranked two books of the Nobel literature prize Svetlana Aleksievich. At the same time for eight months in IR #14 human rights had no violations of the content and any comments.

The provocative actions angered the administration of prisoners were taken by them "as an outrage". Many of them have openly defender moral support.

Yes, and Mikhail I. are not resigned to the illegal and immoral actions of employees of the colony. "I am in accordance with the subordination began to appeal to me insulting extremist status, otherwise it will mean that I agree with this status and admit," – says human rights activist in a letter to chance.

This situation can have serious consequences for the Zhamchuzhny. Political prisoner is aware of this and said that the status of an extremist on the eve of the next certification may adversely affect the determination of how to fix it concluded, and as a result, he received a bad response. The bad characteristic naturally put an end to the positive outcome of the consideration of supervisory complaints Zhamchuzhny in the Supreme Court. In addition, the violation of the regime of serving the sentence he opens a direct path to the extension of the term of imprisonment up to two years under Article 411 of the Criminal Code and to preventive supervision after release.

Nevertheless, the political prisoner pearly does not ask for additional help from human rights activists, as he, in his words, with the support of a lawyer monitors the current situation, to not complain about health is in a cheerful mood and ready to fight against injustice.

Lyavon Efremenko