Two KGB officers made a visit to the factory at which Ivan Mironchyk, an activist of the youth opposition organization Young Front. They were curious about the organization’s activity and attempted to recruit him.
The conversation lasted almost three hours. First, the officers – one of them introduced himself as Mikhail Vasilyevich – asked the activist about his attitude to the European Games that will be held in Minsk in the summer of 2019. They also suggested that Mironchyk could become a ‘volunteer’.
“I said no. Then they started hinting at the Young Front. They asked about Dzyanis Urbanovich [chairman of the organization], when and how I met him, etc,” the activist told Belsat.
The ‘chekists’ also touched on the topics of Kurapaty, the white-red-white flag and social networks.
“Then they unofficially told me that I should report on the Young Front activities to them,” Mironchyk said.
The activists was also forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement. “But I cannot help making the fact public, because I hate informing,” he said.
After his refusal to become a KGB informant, Ivan Mironchyk was warned that he might face problems at wark, his flat might be searched and even a criminal case might be initiated against him for publishing the story of a conversation. According to Mironchyk, as the 2nd European Games are looming, the special services are becoming more active.
The 2nd European Games will be held in Minsk in June 21-30, 2019. For the first time it took place in 2015 in Baku; it was started rolling by Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s close friend, Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, who definitely wants it to run and run. However, holding the event may cost Belarusians $30-40 mln.
