‘Explosive’ carried by an activist turned out to be children T-shirts.
Civil society activist Tacciana Jakaulieva was arrested in Viciebsk region, on suspicion of involvement in “terrorism” as she was traveling to a fishing contest among children in a local village.
The police grabbed Ms. Jakaulieva, an activist of an NGO called Nash Dom [Our House], upon her arrival at the central bus station from her hometown of Viciebsk.
The officers claimed that they suspected the woman of having explosive on her, said the press office of Nash Dom.
Ms. Jakaulieva had traveled to the small village to distribute T-shirts and road safety reflective accessories with Nash Dom’s logo among young children participating in the contest, which had been organized by the NGO, said the press office.
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As Nash Dom press office reported later, the police officers accused Ms. Jakaulieva of carrying too large (29 pcs.) lot of T-shirts without proper documentation. The final version of the police report has not a single word on accusations of terrorism.
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Ms. Jakaulieva was released with no charges, she was also returned the T-shirts.
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