Police in Ukraine open murder probe after Vitaly Shishov, a Belarusian dissident who used to help his countrymen flee persecution, was found hanged in a park
A missing Belarusian dissident has been found hanged in a park in Ukraine, with police opening a murder probe and supporters accusing the regime of Alexander Lukashenko of killing the activist who helped his compatriots flee repression.
Belarus strongman Lukashenko, who has been in power since 1994, has been cracking down on any form of dissent since mass protests erupted after last year's elections, deemed unfair by the West.Belarus police launch new crackdown on journalists, rights activistsUkraine will do its best to investigate the death of Belarusian activist Vitaly Shishov who was found hanged in a Kyiv park, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday.
Activist Oleg Ovchinnikov told the AFP news agency that Shishov had bruises on his face and a broken nose when he was found in the woods on the outskirts of Kiev. Shishov moved to pro-Western Ukraine in the autumn of 2020, after joining anti-government protests in Belarus, and helped establish the Belarusian House in Ukraine.The NGO said that it had repeatedly received warnings about possible "provocations, including kidnapping and liquidation."
Belarus has a history of political killings and disappearances, and regime critics have claimed that the Belarusian security services run death squads that hunt down and target Lukashenko opponents. "This adds another level to our concerns and our worries about what is happening in Belarus," UN human rights office spokeswoman Marta Hurtado told reporters in Geneva.Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya expressed her condolences to Shishov's family.
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