Belarusian television revealed the names of the provocateurs who broke the doors of the Government Building during the protests following the presidential election

Belarusian state television continues blaming the opposition for the unrest following the presidential election on January 19, 2010. The channel «ONT» officially revealed the names of the three hooligans who broke the doors of the Government Building giving the police an excuse to crack down on the protesters and to arrest the presidential candidates . These three men deny belonging to State Security Committee ("KGB") and confessed of being the members of the opposition.

The names of the hooligans are Oleg Gnedchik, Alexander Molchanov and Vladimir Khomichenko. According to the report, all of them were previously convicted for several times. 24-year Oleg Gnedchik said that he was an activist of the campaign «Tell The Truth» headed by Vladimir Neklyaev, one of the presidential candidates who was attacked and arrested on the day of the elections. Gnedchik also admitted that he was a member of the «Young Front», a popular oppositional youth organization in Belarus.

There is no evidence about the real Oleg Gnedchik on the web. But I found the profile
of some Oleg Gnedchik on a popular russian social media source Vkontakte.ru. Unfortunately, the access to this web page is restricted and no photo is uploaded. That's why, it's impossible to say for sure who's profile it is, but, according to the results that gives the search engine, this person is from Minsk.

As for Alexander Molchanov, you can easily find his web page on Vkontakte.ru. Judging by the photo, this is one and the same person as was shown on belarusian TV. Even the jersey is the same. I added Oleg Gnedchik and Alexander Molchanov as friends. I wonder if they add me : - )  

And at last, Vladimir Khomichenko, a man in a striped hat with a bag who broke a window of the Government Building and then started talking into his sleeve inconspicuosly. He used a walkie-talkie that was attached to his hand (this method is popular among the state security agents). As reported by «ONT», Vladimir Khomichenko is a criminal who lives in Slutsk. However, neither he nor belarusian state TV gives any explanation why he used a walkie-talkie during the riot and why he hid this device under the sleeve of his coat. 

The photos of Vladimir Khomichenko

I hope everyone can make their own judgements concerning this report. I just tell what I heard. To believe or not? I think it's better to wait for the comments of the representatives of the campaign «Tell The Truth» and «Young Front». Will they recognize Oleg Gnedchik as one of their activists?

If these persons really belong to opposition, why did they give the interviews to the state TV channel and why did they admit their guilts. That's strange. There is hardly any activist that will do this. By the way, there were a lot more people that stormed the Government Building, why did they show only three of them?

Well, if Gnedchik, Molchanov and Khomichenko are the state agent provocateurs how long they will be imprisoned and what penalty will they have? There are too many questions in this story and I think it's worth investigating further by belarusian opposition and independent mass media if they don't want to loose reputation. Let's wait for the answers...

My verdict: all of them (Oleg Gnedchik, Vladimir Khomichenko and Alexander Molchanov) are the poor people who were previously accused of committing some crime or, perhaps, were sentenced to prison for some reason long before the presidential elections. Somehow they became the puppets in the hands of the «regime» and had to act as provocateurs for a mitigation or some other benefits in prison. This is only my personal opinion.

Unfortunately, the video reports about Gnedchik, Molchanov and Khomichenko are not uploaded on youtube.com. You can watch it only on the website of the belarusian state TV channel. If you're interested, folow the links below:
The video report about Oleg Gnedchik
A bigger video report in which you can the information about Vladimir Khomichenko
A bigger report in which you can the information about Alexander Molchanov

The President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek calls for sanctions towards Lukashenko and other Belarusian officials

Jerzy Buzek, the President of the European Parliament said that strict sanctions should be introduced against Belarusian government in response to massive arrests of the people who showed their protest after the presidential elections in Belarus that were held on January 19, 2010. Buzek suggested banning Lukashenko and some officials from entering the European countries and make the process of getting visas to the Schengen countries easier for common Belarusian people.

Watch the video (near Jerzy Buzek you'll see Alexander Kozulin, one of the candidates for the post of President of Belarus on March 19, 2006. He spent 2 years in jail for his protests and recognised by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience). 



Moreover, Belarus can be deprived of hosting 2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. This event is going to be held in Belarusian capital Minsk in 2014.

There is also a suggestion that the International Olympic Committee and FIFA should expel Belarus national Olympic committee and the Football Federation of Belarus, respectively if all the protestors and political prisoners won't be released. It means that belarusian athletes can be deprived of the right to take part in the Olympic games as well as football World Cup.

Presidential elections in Belarus, December 19, 2010 (video)

Presidential elections in Belarus, December 19, 2010, Alexander Lukashenko declared himself president of the state for the fourth time. Great! Everyone in Belarus knew the result before the “elections”. There is a famous Belarusian saying: “It doesn’t matter how you vote, the matter is how they count”. Watch the video to witness what happened after the results of the “elections”.

There are rumors that Lukashenko ordered the Central Election Commission to reduce the percentage of his votes on purpose. During the previous presidential elections in 1996, 2001 and 2006 he gained more than 80 %. This time, in 2010, they decided to make it a little bit less: 79.67%.

40 000 people came to the central square (Octyabrskaya) of the Belarusian capital (Minsk) in order to show their protest to the results of the elections. Those who wanted to protect their votes went from Octyabrskaya square to the Government building where the police and the storming groups were already waiting for the demonstrators. The crowd demanded new fair elections.

                                          This event united a lot of people

But the group of state agent provocateurs started to break the windows and the doors of the Government House. It was done on purpose in order to give the police an excuse to crack down on protesters and to arrest the presidential candidates: Vladimir Neklyaev, Nikolay Statkevich, Aleksey Mikhalevich, Andrey Sannikov and Vitaliy Rymashevskiy.

The other candidates: Yaroslav Romanchuk, Grigoriy Kostusyov, Viktor Tereschenko and Alexander Lukashenko (lol!) were far away from the Government building during the storm and stayed free. Vladimir Neklyaev, Nikolay Statkevich, Aleksey Mikhalevich, Andrey Sannikov (and his wife, the journalist Iryna Khalip) and a lot of other Belarusian politicians are now facing prison terms and may spend in jail up to 15 years. A lot of people who were arrested on January 19 are now free but they will never forget this awful day.

 

 Belarusian democracy and tolerance

 

 The state agent provocateurs breaking the doors of the Government House