Anżelika Mielnikawa, a Belarusian oppositionist surviving in Warsaw, disappeared on March 25. fresh threads on her case were passed co-founder of Belarusian organisations of repression aid BY_Help and BYSOL Alaxej Lawonian, stating that he may be in Britain. He stressed that this was an unofficial and unsupported report. The “Rzeczpospolita” reports that it went from London to a country outside the European Union.
Mielnikava's disappearance. Suspects and investigations at the highest level
The diary recalls that Mielnikawa appeared at meetings in the Sejm, attended a conference of Marshals of the legislature of Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska. Before she disappeared, she was besides a VIP guest at a organization organized by the Ministry of abroad Affairs. The ‘Rzeczpospolita’ wonders whether Mielnikawa ‘really’ was a Belarusian oppositionist, as the president of the Coordination Council was ‘not much known’.
The case of her disappearance was taken over by the Lublin branch of organised crime and corruption of the National Prosecutor's Office. According to the journal, the unit investigates the most serious crimes, including espionage. The investigation is conducted by Homeland Security.
Missing Belarusian opposition. Who is Anżelika Mielnikawa
Belorussian led the Belarusian Liberty Foundation in Warsaw. She supported the Cyberparty organization, set up her own prize of EUR 10,000, and loaned money to opponents without demanding their return.
Before her household went to Poland under the Poland Business Harbour programme for Belarusian IT specialists, Mielnikawa was to be stopped twice by Belarusian services in 2020. In Belarus, she was to work for an American corporation. A advanced financial position was provided by her husband the programmer. However, the environment of Belarusian oppositionists pointed out that the man who worked and lived in Poland frequently returned to Belarus, as indicated by “Rzeczpospolita”.
It besides turned out that Mielnikava's husband returned to Minsk with 2 daughters. This happened a fewer days before Mielnikawa left for London and lost contact with her. Although she claimed that she and her husband had divorced, they lived together in Warsaw until the end. In Belarus there is besides to be a call from the oppositionist, as Belarusian oppositionist Paul Latuszk said in X.
The closest household doesn't run a missing persons search. Spokeswoman of the Police Chief Katarzyna Nowak confirmed “Rzeczpospolita” that there were no missing persons reports.
Earlier, Polish services reported that Mielnikawa had been moving around Europe for weeks. According to unofficial reports, she is to have a Polish passport, but it is not known how she received it.
Belarusian oppositionists guarantee ‘Rzeczpospolita’ that Mielnikawa did not have access to information that could put the members of the Cyberparty group at risk. As they say, she was active in collecting grants. They besides say she wasn't suspicious. However, money disappeared from her foundation account.
