BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

30/08/2007

Belarus KGB interrogates young regional journalists

Staff officers of the Committee of State Security (KGB) of Belarus last days have carried out a series of interrogations of young journalists days in the country's regions, press service of Belarus Association of journalists announced.

Yesterday, an inspector of the KGB directorate of the Mogilev area has invited for interrogation "as a witness" a Mogilev journalist, member of Belarus Association of journalists" (the person has asked to not identify her name). The journalist arrived to the questioning, however she did not find out, what occasion had caused the interest of the security service - the inspector who sent the official summons to her, did not appear in his offfice, and the meeting was transferred.

Nasha Niva onine edition under the headline People's News has piublicised information on interrogation by the employees of the KGB in the Grodno area of two young men (they also have wished to remain unnamed). Their frequent trips to Poland appeared to be the reason for interrogations.

On August 28, several young people were kept in the local KGB office for about three hours. Two inspectors, one of whom named himself as Alexander Iosifovich, asked, whether the young people have any relation to the TV channel Belsat. According to Nasha Niva, employees of the KGB were warning the young people over the criminal liability for espionage and an discreditation of Belorus. At parting inspectors have promised to ask their parents for interrogation.

Source:

http://www.axisglobe.com/article.asp?article=1377

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