Police raid prominent video blogger's apartment over protests in Brest

The police in Brest on 12 May raided the apartment of prominent video blogger and activist Siarhei Piatrukhin. Radio Liberty reports officers seized a laptop, a tablet, a phone and a photo camera. Piatrukhin describes it as pressure for his coverage of the protests against plans of the authorities and an investor to build a lead battery plant near Brest.

Piatrukhin was met by several agents and riot police officers when he came out to empty his waste bin. The police presented a search warrant signed by the prosecutor.

Yesterday, Siarhei Piatrukhin along with his fellow blogger Aliaksandr Kabanau were sentenced to a 1225 rubles ($600) fine for collecting signatures in favor of the dismissal of the Brest regional administration.