KGB detained the military analyst Aliaksandr Alesin

06.12.2014 | Society | EuroBelarus Information Service,

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According to the unofficial information, he is suspected on espionage.

Belarusan military analyst Aliaksandr Alesin is charged with “espionage”, informs charter97.org referring to the colleagues of the expert.

Representatives of the editorial office of “Belorusy i rynok” (“Belarusans and market) newspaper he contributes to, say that he has been absent at work the whole day. The phone of the expert first was not answering, and then it was switched off.

The information about the detention of Aliaksandr Alesin has been unofficially confirmed by some Belarusan politicians; however, no details have been given.

According to the nonofficial information, Aliaksandr Alesin is accused of espionage, but it is unknown on behalf of which country.

According to the information provider, Aliaksandr Alesin was arrested in a café where he was having lunch with his friend. The information about it was transmitted to the Belarusan human rights defendants.

Aliaksandr Alesin is a journalist, an economic commentator of “Belarusy i rynok” newspaper. He is specialized in military analytics. He holds a Grand Prix of the award “Golden Pen” among journalists covering automobile topics in business and republican mass media (2008). He was an expert of “EuroBelarus” Information Service several times, speaking about Belarusan army and Ukrainian events.

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