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The Authorities Try to Veil the Death of Other Soldier in Pechy

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The Authorities Try to Veil the Death of Other Soldier in Pechy

What is going on in the Belarusian army?

The Investigative Committee terminated the criminal case opened after the death of soldier Artsyem Bastsyuk in military unit No. 25849 near Barysau. The 25 year-old Minsk citizen was found hanged on March 31, 2017.

"Artsyem loved life. I can't stand it... He graduated from the university, was a volunteer in the Red Cross, a donor. He had no bad habits, Tatstsyana Antonauna, mother of the deceased soldier told Euroradio. He said that he would serve in the army."

The service in the army justified the worst expectations of Artsyem Bastsyuk. He told parents that "grandpas" forced the "young" to buy them coffee, sugar, cigarettes, not allowed them to sleep. For disobedience they forced to do hundreds of push-ups. The guy could not stand it and complained about hazing.

On March 30 his parents arrived to the unit to discuss the situation. Commanders promised to deal with it. But the same evening the guy called home to say goodbye. Parents rang the alarm and made a call to the unit. They were assured that everything would be fine, but in the morning Artsyem was found in a noose.

ARTSYEM BASTSYUK PHOTO FROM VK

Parents of the young man found a lawyer and made sure that they were recognized as victims. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case, but not for forcible suicide or murder, but under Art. 443 para 3 of the Criminal Code of Belarus - violation of the statutory rules of relations between servicemen which entailed grave consequences.

"The case is still open but it is not fully generalized. 7 expert examinations have been taken; experts cannot say anything specific. The situation is not clear, last week Siarhei Aliaksandravich, father of Artsyem, said. - Now they have to make some decision: either to close the case or continue it, under some Articles and so on. To all appearance, hazing is not proved."

On October 12 parents of Artsyem Bastsyuk received an order to terminate a preliminary investigation in the criminal proceeding.

"For absence of a socially dangerous act provided for by the criminal law," the deceased soldier's mother reads the order. - This is a complete lawlessness. When he came to the unit, he told about the situation there. After the hospital he told that it was unbearable."

The lawyer prepared and sent a petition: "Considering the situation on the scene of action, bodily injuries, peculiarities of the ligature mark [a trace from the rope around the victim's neck.], objective evidence proves or excludes that Artsyem Bastsyuk hanged himself without any help." However, according to Tatstsyana Antonauna, it remained unanswered.

The Bastsyuks intend to appeal the decision and seek the reopening of the criminal case on the death of their son.

It will be recalled that a disastrous situation of the Pechy military unit was made public after a recent death of other soldier.

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