Andrei Sharenda: Extreme Deeds Of Political Prisoners Are Eventually Resultative

The administration of the colony is afraid of publicity.

Political prisoner Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk recently staged a hunger strike. She protested against terrible detention conditions created by the administration of the temporary detention center of the Rechitsa District Police.

Why do political prisoners in Belarus slash their wrists and go on hunger strikes?

Andrei Sharendo, an activist of the European Belarus Civil Campaign and husband of political prisoner Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk, shared his opinion with Basta! Telegram channel:

“Most people can take slashing wrists and hunger strikes as gestures of desperation of political prisoners. However, prison administrations and law enforcement agencies immediately react as soon as these incidents become known to the public, as soon as journalists start writing about it and human rights organizations pay attention to it.”

Belarus has become a totalitarian country. But in the era of the Internet, the names of all those responsible for the crimes against the Belarusian people are known.

According to Andrei Sharenda, such deeds of political prisoners always give a positive result:

“Prison administration is afraid of the general publicity of their criminal actions. Therefore, such extreme deeds of political prisoners are eventually resultative in prisons or those facilities where they are.

Administrations are simply obliged to make concessions to political prisoners. First of all, they are afraid of responsibility for their crimes. They are afraid of publicity. They no longer feel free in their criminal actions and can’t put pressure on political prisoners. Therefore, these actions are justified.

Yes, it is harmful to health, but, in the end, these actions lead to the desired result.”