According to human rights activists, before the suicide attempt, Latypov said that the Belarusian security forces forced him to admit his guilt. The political prisoner noted that the security forces threatened to prosecute his relatives.
“The GUBOP promised, if I do not admit my guilt, there will be criminal cases against my relatives and neighbors,” said Latypov, after which he attempted suicide.
According to Viasna’s information, Latypov is now alive. He was hospitalized and is planned to be injected into an artificial coma.
Stepan Latypov – director of the Belarbo company. He was detained on September 15 in Minsk by riot police officers as a suspect in a criminal case under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code (riots).
Later, the Belarusian security forces announced that Latypov was suspected of organizing an illegal channel for the supply of hazardous chemicals to Belarus and intended to use poisonous substances against police officers.
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