"They 'strongly recommended' not to bury her in her homeland." Sviatlana Kurs's husband revealed new details about her funeral
Recently, articles appeared in Belarusian media stating that the authorities ignored requests from Sviatlana Kurs's relatives to help bury her in her homeland. The embassy ignored the family's appeals, and officials were categorically against any public event related to the writer. Sviatlana's husband, Siarhei, told Euroradio some more details.
According to Siarhei, there are two ways to transport a deceased person across the border into Belarus. The first is the transportation of the body, which requires embassy permission. The second is the transportation of ashes by a private company.
"Initially, the idea was to transport the body so we could say goodbye, and then cremate it in Belarus, as Sveta wanted cremation. For two days, I called the embassy continuously. No one answered any of the numbers. Eventually, I went there. I rang the gate. They said: 'Write emails'."
In addition, adds Sviatlana Kurs's husband, it cost a significant amount of extra money to keep the body in a private morgue and to process documents with apostilles, for which it was almost impossible to get an appointment due to demand.
As a result, the family decided to contact a private firm that is certified to handle such transportation. For this, only a burial permit from the rural council in Liuban region was needed, which Kurs's parents obtained.
According to Siarhei, the family feared attention to Sviatlana's funeral from the Belarusian authorities due to the propagandists' reaction already voiced on television. Moreover, on the eve, Sviatlana's mother received calls from anonymous individuals who "strongly recommended" not to bury her in her homeland.
"'But my mother wanted to bury Sveta at home so much that she didn't tell us about it. And only later did other relatives tell us. She kept this fact silent, fearing we wouldn't bring her,' says Siarhei. 'But the most important thing is that Sveta was buried in her homeland.'"
Sviatlana Kurs was buried on August 22.
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