Human rights activist beaten in Salihorsk: at first in the street, then in militia department

Human rights activist Yana Palyakova was beaten up by unknown people in Salihorsk yesterday. She was beaten again in a militia department.

Yana Palyakova is at home now. She told in an interview to Radio Svaboda she had been attacked at 5 in the evening.

“Someone came up to me, hit me at the back of the head and said: “If you, bitch, don’t shut up, it is the last warning!” I wear a plait, and he snatched it and hot my head me on the doors or a jamb, or anything else,” Yana Palyakova tells.

The human rights told that she called an emergency ambulance and militia from the house. She received medical care at an emergency station, after that she waited for militia for a long time. From the emergency station she was taken to a militia department to write a complaint on the attack.

Yana Palyakova said she felt bad in the militia department. When she tried to go outside, she felt a blow.

“They seized me by my sweater and pushed, I fell down to the floor. I sat and couldn’t stand up. My tailbone was aching, my leg pains even now, I can’t stand on it,” Palyakova told.

It should be reminded that Yana Palyakova was detained in Salihorsk on August 30. According to her, people in civvies and a district militiaman offered to her to sign some documents. When the woman took them to read, she was hit on her hands, and then on her legs. Doctors have documented bruises.

During the “elections” for the “house of representatives” Yana Palyakova gathered signatures for Volha Kazulina. Human rights activists think militiamen tried to intimidate her in such a way.

The woman is sure that the aim of the attack was final intimidation of her, for her to stop her activity and not complain at the actions of the local militiamen.

“It is revenge for I dared to write a complaint about a militiaman and said his name,” Yana Palyakova is sure.