Выбух на станцыі «Кастрычніцкая» прагрымеў 11 красавіка 2011 года. У тэракце загінулі і сканалі ад раненняў 15 асобаў, каля 200 пацярпелі.
Today, the Belarusians are paying tribute to the victims of the terror attack in Minsk metro. The alleged organisers might have been sentenced and executed, but there are still too many unanswered questions in the case.
Six years ago, on April 11, 2011, a bomb exploded at Kastrychnitskaya underground station, killing 15 and injuring hundreds.
A day later, on April 12, two Vitsebsk-born men were arrested. 25-year-old Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavaliou were accused of organising the terrorist attack in Minsk metro. Moreover, both became suspects of performing two other attacks in 2005 in Vitsebsk and 2008 in Minsk. The death verdict to Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavaliou delivered by the Supreme Court of Belarus on November, 30, 2011 triggered a mixed reaction in society and drew attention to the death penalty issue once again.
Dzmitry Kanavalau, who was found guilty of the organization of the terror attack, admitted legality of the judgement and refused to lodge a petition for pardon. Uladzislau Kavaliou, however, denied his participation in organizing three explosions and stated that in the course of investigation he had incriminated himself and Kanavalau acting under pressure of law enforcement officials.
Uladzislau Kavaliou filed a petition for pardon addressed to president Alyaksandr Lukashenka as far back as beginning of December, 2011. His mother, Lyubou Kavaliova, was fighting for the son’s life from the moment of his arrest till his execution: she urged Lukashenka to order the one-year postponement of the execution of her son. But in vain: Uladzislau Kavaliou and Dzmitry Kanavalau were executed in March, 2012. Many people still believe the case to be controversial and wonder why the Belarusian leader took such a hasty decision.
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