A former fighter of the special rapid reaction unit (SOBR) of the interior Ministry of Belarus Yury Garevski asked for political asylum in Switzerland

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A former fighter of the special rapid reaction unit (SOBR) of the interior Ministry of Belarus Yury Garevski asked for political asylum in Switzerland.

Garevski previously admitted involvement in the abduction and murder in 1999, critics of President Alexander Lukashenko, said that he sees no reason to continue to conceal his whereabouts, reports Deutsche Welle. “Tracking my family, calculate my phone number is easy. And code you can find out what country it is. Most likely, it has already made”, – said Gorawski.

Ex-sobrovets claims that ready to be punished for participating in the killings of former Minister of internal Affairs of Belarus Yury Zakharanka, former head of the Central election Commission Viktar Hanchar and businessman Anatoly Krasouski, who supported the Belarusian opposition. However Gorawski wants to be tried in Europe, but not in Belarus.

However, he admits that, even while in Switzerland, he feared for his life. “After we killed these people, all these years I was afraid that we will start one at a time or to eliminate or to plant. Now I do not exclude, that will come to kill me. But still you have a chance to survive,” he said.

A former fighter SWAT was in Switzerland in October 2018. The details of how he got there and why he fled from Belarus, the 41-year-old Garevski said. The decision on his application for asylum in Switzerland is still pending.

In an interview with DW, published in December 2019, Yuri Garevski said participated in the kidnapping and killing of politicians who sought the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko. According to Gaevskogo opposition activists were abducted by the fighters, among whom was himself, under the guidance of the Creator of the group of the Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Pavlichenko. Garevski claims that Pavlichenko and shot the opposition.

According to him, the body of the former interior Minister Zakharenko, who disappeared on 7 may 1999, were burned in the crematorium at the North cemetery in Minsk. Body former head of the Central election Commission Viktor Gonchar and businessman Krasowski, kidnapped on 16 September 1999, was, according to Gaevskogo buried near the base of SWAT under begomlem in 100 km from Minsk. Ex-sobrovets convinced that theft and murder were committed with the knowledge of senior officials of Belarus.

Recognition Yuri Gaevskogo line with the conclusions of the special Rapporteur of the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Christos Pourgourides, who in 2004 investigated the disappearances of Belarusian oppositionists. After the interview Gaevskogo the Investigative Committee of Belarus extended the investigation of the disappearance of Zakharenko, Gonchar and Krasovsky till 18 Feb 2020.