Polish minority leaders banned from leaving the country
Anzhalika Borys and Ihar Bantsar, the leaders of the unregistered Union of Poles, hav been restricted from leaving the country. They were penalized with a fine and entered into a travel-ban list for allegedly violating the border region rules. Anzhalika Borys said:
"I and editor Ihar Bantsra received a fine of $250 each. The police also told us that we had been entered into the computer data base. We are banned from leaving Belarus until we pay the fine. We covered the fine on Friday, but they told us we had to wait for four days to be removed from the database.
Borys and Bantsar were recently detained in the Voranava district where they had brought a group of guests from Poland. They were charged with violating the border control procedures.
"I and editor Ihar Bantsra received a fine of $250 each. The police also told us that we had been entered into the computer data base. We are banned from leaving Belarus until we pay the fine. We covered the fine on Friday, but they told us we had to wait for four days to be removed from the database.
Borys and Bantsar were recently detained in the Voranava district where they had brought a group of guests from Poland. They were charged with violating the border control procedures.
