The details of the suicide attempt, which political prisoner
Stepan Latypov committed in court, have become available. The Viasna HR activists published the story of a man who witnessed the event.
Latypov's trial began on 1 June. During the trial, Stepan gave the audience in the hall to understand that he had been beaten. Later he said that the officers of GUBOPiK threatened him with criminal charges against his relatives and neighbours if he did not confess. He also said that he had been kept in a so-called "press cell" for 51 days. After that, Latypov tried to rip his throat out with a pen.