Belarus: Further information: Detained presidential candidate ill-treated

Index Number: EUR 49/011/2011
Date Published: 13 May 2011
Categories: Belarus

On 12 May, prisoner of conscience Andrei Sannikau, a former Belarusian presidential candidate, made a statement during his trial about the physical and psychological ill-treatment that he has suffered in detention. He is also being denied medical assistance for a painful condition.