MINSK, March 17. /TASS/. Belarusian investigators are probing into the death of Polish soldier Emil Czeczko, who had fled to Belarus some time ago. The Investigative Committee says Czeczko was found hanged. Forensic examiners do not rule out he died a violent death.
"The law enforcement agencies have been notified that Emil Czeczko has been found dead at the place where he lived in Minsk. A crime investigation team was promptly dispatched to the scene of the incident. Currently, the scene is being examined and items of importance to the investigation collected," the news release says.
A forensic examination will be held to establish the cause of the man’s death.
Czeczko deserted from his military unit and crossed into Belarus on December 16 last year to ask for asylum. He said he disagreed with the Polish authorities’ harsh policies towards migrants. In Poland, he was charged with desertion and would have faced military tribunal. At the end of 2021 Czeczko was sentenced to six months of restricted freedom for abuse of his mother.