Andrei Sannikov has a new lawyer

And mother of the Belarus’ presidential candidate has received a letter of support from the president of the European People’s Party.

As charter97.org website was informed by Alla Sannikova, finally she has managed to find a lawyer who has agreed to defend the presidential candidate of Belarus. We remind that the previous lawyer of Andrei Sannikov, Pavel Sapelka, was deprived of the licence of the Justice Ministry of Belarus. And now the political prisoner is to be defended by the lawyer Maryna Kavaleuskaya from the legal advice bureau of Frunzenski district of Minsk.

Alla Sannikova has also received a letter of support and solidarity from Wilfried Martens, President of the European People's Party (EPP) and a former prime-minister of Belgium.

“In this time of trouble the President of the EPP expresses his solidarity in connection with my son’s imprisonment. He writes that on December 19 Lukashenka has demonstrated that he is the last dictator of Europe. That is why my Andrei – an influential person in Belarus, who dared to run for presidency – was imprisoned. Wilfried Martens writes that in this time of trouble the European People's Party is with us, they are ready to help is and would monitor the situation in Belarus closely. They believe that one day the people of Belarus who are fighting for freedom and their rights, will win,” Alla Sannikova said.