General Prosecution: investigators did not press anarchists' case witnesses

Ihar Alinevich, Mikalaj Dziadok, Aliaksandr Frantskevich, Maxim Vetkin and Yauhen Selivonchyk are accused of a series of attacks on buildings, in particular, on the General Headquareters and the Akrestsina detention center. Frantskevich is also accused of hacking the web-site of Navapolatsk city executive committee. 

Let us remind you, many witnesses claimed at the trial that the investigation had put psychological and physical pressure on them, demanding to give evidence against the accused. According to the web-site "Indimedia Belarus", deputy general prosecutor's statement was announced on May 24. He said that the prosecutor's office had conducted a checking and revealed no facts of pressure on the witnesses by the investigation. 

Many witnesses failed to appear in court on May 24. The judge decided to consider the reasons for their absence justified and to read their testimonies given during preliminary investigation. 

According to the testimony of the witness Bystryk, Alinevich was the one who organized the attack on the Russian Embassy. Vetkin and Bystryk himself allegedly took part in that action, the latter was supposed to take pictures. Alinevich does not confirm Bystryk's evidence. He says that Bystryk had a black eye at the face-to-face interrogation and gestured that he would not give true evidence.