Belarus - More thorough investigation into journalist's death needed

Reporters without borders

The Minsk prosecutor general today closed the investigation into journalist Oleg Bebenin's death, concluding that it was suicide. One of Belarus' leading opposition journalists and the founder of Charter 97.org, a website critical of the government, Bebenin was found hanged at his country home near Minsk on 3 September. Reporters Without Borders is concerned that Bebenin's death has not been given a thorough and objective investigation, one that would examine the possible political motives (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - vendredi 3 décembre 2010