Vitsebsk region: Police raid home of local historian Kastus Shytal


On June 17, the house of Kastus Shytal was searched as part of a criminal case opened over insulting three policemen working at Dokshytsy police department.

Local lore expert Kastus Shytal lives in the village of Parafyanava (Vitebsk region). He worked as a journalist for regional portal westki.info.

According to the authorities’ version, the insulting comments were posted on Telegram chat Dokshitsy for Life. Currently, Kastus Shytal is a witness in the case; the policemen claim that he was an administrator of the above mentioned chat, but Kastus says on Facebook that he has never administered it.

As a result of the raid, the police seized computer equipment and a mobile phone. Kastus Shytal has not been detained.

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