Imprisoned Belarusian opponent Maria Kolesnikova, hospitalized last week for a "
perforated ulcer
", returned "
this weekend
" to the infirmary of her prison, said the supporters of this figure of the 2020 revolt against re-election controversy of leader Alexander Lukashenko.
Maria Kolesnikova, 40, "
was transferred over the weekend from the hospital in Gomel to the prison (where she is incarcerated)
," Viktor Babaryko, another imprisoned Belarusian opponent to whom she was imprisoned, announced Monday evening on Telegram. the right arm.
"
She is now in the prison infirmary
" where "
she will be under the supervision of doctors for at least 10 days
", he added in this press release.
The father of the political opponent was able to visit her "
for ten minutes
", according to the same source, who adds: "
Macha (short for Maria) has lost weight, she is still weak
".
Sentenced to 11 years in prison
Maria Kolesnikova had been operated on last week after being urgently hospitalized in intensive care in Gomel, in the south-east of Belarus.
The doctors diagnosed a “
perforated ulcer
” – which requires immediate treatment – Viktor Babaryko said in his press release on Monday.
On December 1, her supporters said that Maria Kolesnikova "
was better
".
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This former professional musician was sentenced in September 2021 to 11 years in prison for "
conspiracy
" against power, "
calls for action undermining national security
" and "
creating an extremist formation
".
Maria Kolesnikova was jailed in September 2020 after she spectacularly resisted an attempt to deport her from her own country.
According to her relatives, the Belarusian special services (KGB) had first kidnapped her and taken her to the Ukrainian border.
But she had jumped out of the car window and ripped up her passport, leading to her incarceration.
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Maria Kolesnikova was one of three women propelled to lead the 2020 protest movement in Belarus, along with Svetlana Tikhanovskaïa, presidential candidate in place of her imprisoned husband, and Veronika Tsepkalo.
The latter two fled the country under pressure from the authorities.
The protest, which brought together tens of thousands of demonstrators, was gradually subdued, with thousands of arrests, forced exiles and heavy prison sentences against activists and journalists.