Unknown persons have stolen the TV, DVD- and VHS-players, collection
of rare musical CDs, and at the same time have taken notebooks,
photos, documents, disks with stored information.

An unpleasant surprise was waiting for Belarusian LGBT activist
Viachaslau Bortnik upon his return from a business trip. His sister
who was taking care about an apartment has informed that theft has
occurred on the night of August, 28th.

" I have learned about the robbery just on September, 6th. Sister
simply did not want me to be upset in the foreign trip ", - Viachaslau
said.

Next day after a robbery the criminal case was opened by the local
police department though the victim doesn't have any hope for a
positive outcome. It seems like law enforcement are not interested in
capture of criminals.

" I called the police and they collected fingerprints from everywhere
you can possibly imagine. They also photographed everything in the
apartment. Would be from it though any sense ", - Sviatlana Bortnik
shared her concerns with us.

" A number of circumstances points that theft could be simulated to
steal my briefs, photos, the information. For some reason unknown
guests have not taken other valuable things, and " have not found "
some money that were available in the apartment. I was detained
repeatedly by law enforcement because of my human rights activism,
once together with my colleagues in my apartment. Here now the next
surprise ", - Bortnik added.

Almost in two weeks after a robbery the victim has tried to learn at
the local plice department about a course of investigation. At the
checkpoint counter he was told, that " after the city annual festival
it is not known, who and when works in a department ". As it was found
out further, the case was transferred from one investigator to
another, and " in general, if something became known, you would
already informed. In any case, the criminal suspect is not identified
". And at the same time the police have his face pick and video
recording.

" I do not believe in a triumph of Belarusian justice system in my
case, but I'll do my best to make valorous police to move their asses
", - Viachaslau Bortnik has declared.

pride.by