EP President sends condolences to Uladzislau Kavalyou's family
Martin Schulz says that he is appalled by the reported execution of Uladzislau Kavalyou in Belarus.
"I
deeply regret that the Belarusian authorities did not listen to the repeated
calls to halt the execution by the EU institutions and international human
rights organisations. I am
concerned that the fate of the second convict Dzmitry Kanavalau remains
unknown. If it is not too late, I urge the Belarusian authorities to
immediately halt the execution", — Martin Schulz
has stated.
The EP President
also urges the authorities to show some human dignity and
return the body to the family. "Burying it in an anonymous grave is simply
disgraceful and unacceptable in 21st century Europe", - Martin Schulz has said.
Let us remind you,
Uladzislau Kavalyou's relatives got the official notification that the sentence
had been executed on March 17. It is unknown whether Dzmitry Kanavalau's family
received a similar notification. Some media, like the portal TUT.by, informed
yesterday that the other convict has also been executed, with a reference to a
source in the Interior Ministry. The ONT TV-Channel informed in the evening on
March 17 that both convicts for the terrorist act had been executed.
