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“It just came to our notice then. (…) I want people who have suffered in Belarus and are currently in Lithuania to apply like me. Because you can’t keep quiet,” Choshoshin told BNS.
To his knowledge, he has been the only one to make a statement to foreign law enforcement agencies about crimes against humanity in Belarus so far.
The Belarusian, who currently lives in Lithuania, expected the Belarusian officials who detained and raped him to be convicted.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Maksimas Chorošinas
“I want those people to be arrested several times, even if five years later, when they go to Egypt to rest by the sea,” Choroshin said.
“I would like to thank both the Attorney General’s Office and others who are dealing with my case, because I am very happy that my rights are being protected in the territory of another state,” he said.
Attorney General Evaldas Pašilis announced on Wednesday that he had launched a pre-trial investigation for possible torture, which is considered a crime against humanity that could be prosecuted internationally.
The prosecutor said that the international community unanimously agreed on the need and importance of universal jurisdiction to protect fundamental human rights and stop and prevent serious transnational crimes, but recognized that “these cases are rare and pose many legal problems.”
Universal jurisdiction means that criminal responsibility for crimes under international treaties applies regardless of the nationality of the victims and suspects, the place where the crime was committed, and whether it is punishable by law in the State where the crime was committed. .
M. Choroshin addressed Lithuanian prosecutors in November. It claims that on October 13, officials loyal to the regime of President Alexander Lukashenko were brutally beaten in Minsk by officials from the power structures.
Choroshin previously said during a press conference held at the SNB that he and his wife had participated in protests in Belarus over the rigged results of the presidential elections. One day three cars with 12 masked people came to his house and took him out.
I want people who have been beaten in Belarus and are currently in Lithuania to apply like me.
The man was beaten several times by officials, blaming him with sticks and fists, accusing him of attending an opposition rally.
M. Choroshin said in Vilnius that he is still being persecuted, receiving threatening calls and invitations from officials of the Investigation Commission to “communicate.”
The law enforcement statement states that the man who beat the Belarusian citizen is similar to Nikolai Karpenkov, head of the Central Board for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption (GUBOPIK) of the Belarusian Interior Ministry.
“I’m not ready to say it was N. Karpenkov personally, but looking at the photo of this person, as well as photos of other GUBOPIK employees, I am almost certain that it was him. I can confidently say that I will be able to recognize this person. The man is over 45 years old with bags under his eyes, he wears a black jacket, black jeans, black shoes – according to the whole description, the person is similar to N. Karpenkov, “M. Choroshin said in a statement.
Alexander Dabravolski, staff representative of the Belarusian opposition leader S. Chichanouskaya, who participated in the press conference, announced that the statements of victims of the Belarusian regime with similar accusations should be presented to law enforcement agencies in other countries, and were established a coordination center in Vilnius.
Thousands of protests continue in Belarus after the presidential elections in early August, which were declared the winners by authoritarian leader A. Lukashenko. Officials from the Minsk regime are constantly suppressing protests by force, arresting protesters.
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