An order from Minsk in necessary to release Kazlin from “Vitsba-3” colony

The administration of the colony “Vitsba-3” where Alyaksandr Kazulin is serving his sentence cannot let him attend the funeral of his wife without an order from Minsk Penal Department.
The colony informed BelaPAN that the telegram about the death of Iryna Kazulina arrived after the retreat on February 23, so the head of the colony informed Alyaksandr Kazulin about it this morning.

According to the assistant of the head of the colony Tsimur Paulau, he has never seen prisoners being released so that they could attend a funeral. They used to be informed about it and that was it.