a Former presidential aspirant in Belarus, opponents of Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Valery Tsepkalo is wanted in Russia. This follows from the database of the Russian interior Ministry, RIA Novosti reported.
In the card to search said Tsepkalo is wanted by the Criminal code. He told the Agency that he has filed a criminal case, and he has “seen the documents”.
In the headquarters Tsepkalo informed the Agency “Interfax” that his attitude can be prosecuted for bribery by results of check the statement by the Turkish businessman Sedat Igdeli, who lives in Belarus. In conversation with TASS the representative of the headquarters said at the weekend this information is difficult to verify. A spokesman said “saw a paper from the police”, according to which Tsepkalo wanted. He said that now he is in Kiev.
the Founder of the Park of high technologies Valery Tsepkalo was not registered as a candidate in the presidential election, explaining that he was unable to collect the necessary number of nomination signatures. The Supreme court of Belarus rejected his appeal against the CEC refusal to register. Then Tsepkalo left the country with two children, for fear of persecution — according to him, he was informed of the impending arrest. The interior Ministry of Belarus said that they received the materials about “the facts of illegal activity” Tsepkalo, the Agency initiated an inspection.
9 August it was reported that his wife Veronika Tsepkalo left Belarus before the elections, she was one of the leaders of the United opposition. In the headquarters of the other unregistered candidate, former Chairman of the Board of Belgazprombank Viktor Babariko, the woman joined her husband at the time in Moscow. Source RIA Novosti reported that Tsepkalo decided to leave after detention of the official representatives of the headquarters of Barbarico Mary Kolesnikova, which were later released. The detention was explained by the fact that Kolesnikov confused with another person.
the Evening of 9 August in the region began to protest — citizens were dissatisfied with the results of the presidential elections, according to which Lukashenko won 80.1 percent of the vote, while opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovski — 10.1 percent. In the center of Minsk, clashes with Riot police, demonstrations were repressed using tear gas, stun grenades, smoke grenades.
