Lieutenant-colonel Mikalai Kazlou served in the criminal investigation department of Minsk. In 2008, he exposed falsifications in the parliamentary elections, wrote a report to his superiors and reported the crimes to the media. Later, Kazlou joined The United Civic Party (UCP) and became the leader of the party. He tried to run for the post of president of Belarus in 2020.
Mikalai Kazlou was sentenced to 3 months in prison on 6 August 2021 for disclosing investigation information on the Coordination Council case. On 28 December 2021, Mikalai began serving his sentence.
In December 2020 and January 2021, Mikalai Kazlou was interrogated as a witness in a criminal case initiated by the Prosecutor General's Office against Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other persons on based on their "deliberate actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of Belarus". During the interrogation, the politician repeatedly refused to sign a pledge of secrecy concerning the investigation details. For this, administrative protocols were drawn up against Mikalai, and an administrative arrest of 15 days was imposed. According to the prosecutor's office, the politician disclosed the investigation details in his media interviews. Mikalai Kazlou pleaded not guilty to the charge brought against him.
The photo shows Mikalai posing for a photographer at the party headquarters. 5 March 2020. Photo by Nadia Buzhan.
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