Homel democrats urge to create commission on PCIA victims

Homel Regional coalition of the united democratic forces suggests that the Regional Council should create a special commission to find out the reason for mass graves near the regional centre.
Let us remind you that the 52nd search battalion of the Ministry of Defence started excavations 2 kilometres to the south-east of Homel. Remains of about 30 people shot in the back of their heads were found there.

It was officially informed that the people had been killed by fascists. But local inhabitants say that people buried in Shchakatouski Forest were killed by the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs.

According to a historian Ihar Kuznyatsou, those graves were discovered in 1998. The Office of Public Prosecutor conducted an investigation the results of which are unknown.

According to BelaPAN, the head of the regional affiliate of the United Civil party Vasil Palyakou suggested that the authorities should include two representatives of the party in the commission – Anatol Ilyinchyk and Yury Hlushakou.