Vitebsk activist Alexei Gavrutikov was denied its request to punish the traffic police and the police department Pervomaisky for illegal actions and making the record unreliable information. The district committee of inquiry sided policemen, their violations are not recognized.

Events for which the investigating committee had to inspect, occurred on August 30. Then Alexei Gavrutikov and his sister Elena Fomina were candidates for parliament and conducted their campaign. Alex Gavrutikov returned from Minsk with a friend who ran the machine. Already in Vitebsk are suddenly stopped by traffic police, says activist:

"The car was stopped for allegedly not included lights. This later and recorded in the minutes of traffic violations - that the driver does not hold shares of" Attention, children ", which is held at the beginning of the school year. But this is not true - lights included . And we obviously stopped for another reason - to see what we have in the car. "

Whether there have been false information in the record traffic police did not recognize, and it is accepted in the investigative committee, where activist complained. Not recognized and the illegal search, adds Mr. Gavrutikov:

"The refusal to open a criminal case against the illegal actions of the traffic police says that no unauthorized search. But in fact, things were so: a policeman demanded to open the trunk in the car - they say that it has caused a lot of suspicion of bags, and he decided to check to see whether these things are stolen. things belonged to my daughter, a student, I was taking them home from Minsk. traffic police officer had to remind that such a search without warrants illegal. And then we were ordered to go to the First Department of Internal Affairs. They permit us to search have shown. "

During the search, were seized DVDs with movies, a folder with the documents for the elections, which belonged to Elena Fomina, its phone book and a copy of the "People's Program", which belonged to Alex Gavrutsikavu. The activist said it revealing: "They took away the very thing that would find - anything about elections. Several days later, after my complaints, seized items were returned. Only now punish traffic police for unlawful conduct investigation committee did not agree."

Alex Gavrutikov said that during his arrest on August 30 was another violation - is on the part of Pervomaisky police department. They forced the activist and his friend is in office for more than three hours under the law. A. Gavrutikov plans to punish police officers who violate the law.

Viasna Human Rights Center