The political prisoner Mikhail Zhamchuzhny in a letter to the will of the reports on the latest developments and conditions in the penal colony #14.
A Viciebsk human rights activist Leonid Svetik received another letter from political prisoner, which leads him constant correspondence.
First of all, Michael says that he has everything necessary to meet their everyday needs in the colony. Additionally, quite satisfied with his requests for information. He gets the Belarusian periodicals, "Narodnaja Vola", "Belhazeta", "Zviazda", "Naša Niva", as well as a serious scientific journal, which is published in the United States – "Popular Mechanics".
He did not pass his attention political prisoner and Nobel Prize winner for 2015 in the field of literature Svetlana Aleksievich that gave Michael their books with a dedication signed. In the near future it is expected to flow in the PC #14 another parcel with books – this time by ex-presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov, political emigrant.
Intelligent warning and human rights activist Zhamchuzhny behavior allowed him to avoid violations in the colony. Therefore, the decision of the correctional institution administration Mikhail I. was transferred to "improve conditions". These conditions open up prisoners to receive additional one parcel and two parcels.
"Beauty is in order. Three times a week I visit sportgorodok. I participate in the competition", – Mikhail Zhamchuzhny says.
However, not all is well. According to the prisoner, it is the psychological pressure by external intelligence agencies. Thus, the colony send for a purpose unknown to anyone convicted with a few terms that are trying to provoke a fight, Mikhail Igorevich, only to discredit him in the state-run media. But so far, as indicated by the political prisoner, such provocations can successfully neutralize the support of like-minded groups from among the prisoners.
Zhamchuzhny was relieved to announce that thanks to the registration of a lawyer vicissitudes pension upon reaching retirement age ended. After analyzing the existing conditions of pensioners in places of deprivation of liberty, Michael found out that the retiree gets prisoners no more than 10% of the amount of the pension, the remaining 90% goes to the custody of prisoners. He therefore, based on the decree of the President of Belarus on pensions, refused to receive the pension, so that it remained in the pension fund, and did not go on financing the penitentiary system.
"During my 34-year career accrued 2.5 million. Longevity was interrupted in 2006 due to unlawful conviction. Although the claim of the first criminal case not yet receive 250 thousand. Rubles humiliating me. Let get needy pensioners."
From the letter that Michael I. has high spirits, full of optimism and creative plans. He is grateful to everyone who helps him worthy to serve time, moral and material support to the fallen on it – the fault of the state – precarious circumstances.
Lyavon Efremenko
