June 13, 2001

13/06/2001: BELARUS – VALERIY SHUKIN ARRESTED

Vienna, 13 June 2001

Belarus journalist and Soviet Deputy, Valeriy Shukin was sent yesterday to jail for 3 months. He was sentenced on 15 March for a failed attempt to get into a press conference held by the Belarus government and Ministry of Interior. He was obstructed by the police for not having the right document to attend. After exhausting the appeal process he had to report to prison to start serving his sentence.