Autukhovich on hunger strike for a week already
Mikalay Autukhovich, a
businessman arrested on what some groups call politically motivated charges,
has been on a hunger strike for week, demanding a speedy investigation or
release before trial. Autukhovich, Yury Lyavonau and Uladzimir
Asipenka were apprehended in armed raids in their hometown of Vawkavysk, Hrodna
region, on the morning of February 8 and brought to a detention center in Minsk . Police said that
they were suspected of perpetrating a series of arsons and explosions targeting
the property of local officials and of illegal possession of explosives and
firearms.
Lawyer Pavel Sapelka told
Khartiya-97 that he had not received any updates from the jail on Autukhovich's
health.