Opposition activist tortured in police for “Boycott” stickers

An activist of the Social Democratic party from Barysau Alesya Yasiuk has stated to “Radio Svaboda” about tortures by Minsk police.
Alesya Yasiuk has told that the day before she was detained in Bahdanovich Street in Minsk. Policemen of Tsentralny police department found a few stickers with the word “Boycott” in her bag.
She was taken to the police department of Tsentralny district. Two persons in mufti with a video camera entered the room. One man snatched a rubber band from her hair, took off her glasses and thrown it on the floor, the other torn the case of her mobile phone and scratched her right palm till it started to bleed.
Major Anatol Shytyka was in the command during all these actions, as said by Alesya Yasiuk.
After that a police woman entered the room. She started to undress Alesya. All that was videoed. Alesya demanded the men to leave the room. But nobody listened to her. When she was held there for more than 3 hours, she demanded to leave. But in response policemen started to intimidate her, that she would be taken to the detention centre in Akrestsin Street and placed in one ward with homeless persons. After 6 hours Alesya was released without a report being drawn up. She was released after she told she would wage a grievance to the prosecutor’s office.
Alesya Yasiuk noted that now she is in a state of shock. She calls events with her emotional abuse and torture.
The police department of Tsentralny district of Minsk confirmed that Alesya Yasiuk was detained yesterday, but gave no details of the detention. They refused to comment on the statement of Alesya Yasiuk bout derision and tortures. They simply said that Major Anatol Shytyka had rest, and will be at work on Wednesday.