BCD Activist Detained at Border

Inspection of Valery Bilibukha’s things was held by representatives of three agencies at once.

On October 4 at Makryany border crossing point at Belarusian-Ukrainian border the only democratic deputy in Belarus, the member of the organizing committee of the BCD party Valery Bilibukha from Byaroza district was stopped for a detailed examination.

Charter97.org website was informed about that by the press-service of the organizing committee for creation of the Belarusian Christian Democratic party.

As said by him, in the moment he was going to leave the border crossing point, he was redirected for detailed examination. It was held by representatives of three agencies at once: border guards, customs officers and officers in black uniform. The deputy could not find out to what agency they belonged.

The officers examining his things were interested in the documents in the car of Valery Bilibukha, decisions of the congress and the National Council of the BCD, the list of the National Council’s members, letters, independent publications and even drafts of the deputy. They didn’t pay attention to personal possessions of the deputy in the car.

The inspection lasted for about 40 minutes, after that Valery Bilibukha was released. All documents were returned to him.