Top Employees Detained At Svetlahorsk Khimvolokno

The reason could be comments on the Internet.

The chief power engineer and the leading economist were detained at JSC Khimvolokno. According to the Viasna human rights center, comments on the Internet could be the reason for that.

It is reported that the arrests took place in Svetlahorsk on Tuesday, November 22. This refers to the chief power engineer of Svetlahorsk Khimvolokno Kanstantsin Dzikun and the leading economist Ruslan Mikhalenka. According to preliminary information, they could have been detained for comments on the Internet, which are unknown.

In early October, Svetlahorsk Khimvolokno, a city-forming enterprise in Svetlahorsk, came under US sanctions. It was found that it “supplies critically important materials for the Russian defense industry.”