Alexander Taraikovsky

Alexander Taraikovsky
BornMarch 26, 1986
DiedAugust 10, 2020 (aged 34)
NationalityBelarus Belarusian
Occupation(s)entrepreneur, locksmith, taxi driver
SpouseElena German[1]
Childrendaughter[1]

Alexander Taraikovsky (26 March 1986 – 10 August 2020) was a participant in protests against the false numbers of the 2020 Belarusian presidential election.[2][3][4] He was shot dead point-blank (from a very close range) by special forces officers on August 10, 2020, in Minsk.[5] The government-run media tried to present it as something that happened through his own carelessness (failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes).[5]

He was shot by the police on the evening of August 10, 2020, near Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk.[1][6][7]

He was buried at Western cemetery in Minsk on August 15, 2020.[8][9][10] The death of Taraikovsky caused more protests.[11][12][13][14]

On December 21, 2020, the representative of the public initiative "Belarusian People's Tribunal" Igor Makar published the materials of the preliminary investigation. They claimed that Aleksandr Taraikovsky was deliberately and cynically killed by an employee of the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit "Almaz" Korovin Nikita Yuryevich ( born in 1993), with the complicity of other unidentified employees of this special forces unit.[15]

On February 2, 2021, TUT.BY got the results of the audio test of the recording made by BYPOL. Nikolai Karpenkov the chief of GUBOPiK (a special police unit in Belarus) is heard to say that he was shot by the police. The expert test made it clear that the Nikolai Karpenkov's voice is on the record and there are no signs of changes made to it.[16]

Reaction

Rally in memory of Alexander Taraikovsky, Pushkinskaya metro station, Minsk, on 15 August 2020

On September 17, 2020, European Parliament spoke on the situation in Belarus. It printed a decision, supported by many people in the parliament, calling for an "independent and effective investigation" into the death of Alexander Taraikovsky related to the protests.[17]

On November 19, 2020, Jim Gilmore, United States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, spoke on a three-month end of the investigation into the death of Alexander Taraikovsky. He said that it is another sign of “the impunity with which Belarusian security forces pursue their violent crackdown on peaceful protesters.”[18]

On November 26, 2020, European Parliament spoke on the situation in Belarus.[19] It printed a decision calling for a "prompt, thorough, impartial and independent investigation into the death of Alexander Taraikovsky."[20]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Опровергает версию МВД. AP опубликовало кадр из видео с гибелью Александра Тарайковского на «Пушкинской»". TUT.BY (in Russian). 2020-08-15. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  2. ↑ "'Shot right in the chest': partner denies Belarus protester died from own bomb". The Guardian. Associated Press. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Karmanau, Yuras (15 August 2020). "Partner of dead Belarus protester believes police shot him". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Борисевич, Катерина (2020-11-10). "«Сломаны ребра, грудина, но причина смерти — проблемы с сердцем». Что СК ответил семьям погибших на протестах" (in Russian). TUT.BY. Archived from the original on 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Заключэнне экспертаў і аналітыкаў ПЦ "Вясна" па крымінальнай справе Аляксандра Кардзюкова і Генадзя Шутава" (in Belarusian). Viasna Human Rights Centre. 2021-05-06. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-08. За два дні да здарэння ў г. Мінску супрацоўнікам спецпадраздзялення быў застрэлены ва ўпор Аляксандр Тарайкоўскі; яго гібель афіцыйныя СМІ спрабавалі прадставіць як тое, што адбылося па яго ўласнай неасцярожнасці.
  6. ↑ admin (August 16, 2020). "Protests in Belarus: Alexander Taraikovsky's partner says new footage shows he was shot and killed by police". FR 24 News. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  7. ↑ "Опубликовано видео, как в Минске погиб Александр Тарайковский. У него ничего не было в руках — МВД утверждало, что он бросал бомбу". Meduza. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. ↑ У Менску разьвіталіся з загінулым падчас пратэстаў Аляксандрам Тарайкоўскім, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 15-08-2020
  9. ↑ Адар'я Гуштын (2020-08-15). "В Минске попрощались с погибшим на протестах на «Пушкинской» Александром Тарайковским" (in Russian). TUT.BY. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  10. ↑ Алеся Добыш (2020-08-15). "«Он всегда был за правду». В Минске прощаются с Александром Тарайковским, который погиб на акции протеста : У ритуального зала - сотни людей с цветами и флагами, машины сигналят. Когда выносили гроб, люди становились на колени" (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  11. ↑ "People of Minsk bid farewell to protester killed in Belarus unrest". Euronews. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  12. ↑ ""Уголовка» и ущерб на 10 тысяч рублей. Минчанку задержали за надпись «Не забудем» на «Пушкинской"". TUT.BY (in Russian). 2020-09-18. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  13. ↑ "Беларусь после выборов. День пятый" (in Russian). MediaZona. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2020-10-01.[permanent dead link]
  14. ↑ "Более ста тысяч человек у Дворца независимости и жесткие задержания. Что происходило в Беларуси 6 сентября" (in Russian). TUT.BY. 2020-09-06. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  15. ↑ "Belarusian People's Tribunal". The Taraikovsky case. Report on the results of the preliminary investigation. Archived from the original on 2020-12-21. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  16. ↑ "Кто говорил про «лагерь для острокопытных» на слитой аудиозаписи? Мы получили результаты экспертизы" (in Russian). TUT.BY. 2021-02-02. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  17. ↑ "Европарламент принял резолюцию по Беларуси и вмешательству России" (in Russian). Radio France Internationale. 2020-09-17. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  18. ↑ "On Human Rights Violations in Belarus". United States Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. 2020-11-19. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  19. ↑ Усиление санкций, отмена ЧМ по хоккею и «внутренний терроризм». Евродепутаты эмоционально обсудили ситуацию в Беларуси Archived 2020-11-27 at the Wayback Machine // TUT.BY, 26.11.2020
  20. ↑ "Санкции, международное расследование преступлений. Европарламент принял новую резолюцию по Беларуси" (in Russian). TUT.BY. 2020-11-26. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
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