Are there good people among security forces in prisons and colonies? Losik answers

Pathological sadists. There are usually only a few such people in an entire colony or pre-trial detention center.

These included the head of the Navapolatsk colony, Palchyk. He called the punishment cell building "my white hell" and "my personal menagerie." He himself was not averse to beating someone for ideological reasons or simply for pleasure.

A couple of such vile people were also among the controllers. Notably, one of them was also from the Navapolatsk colony, nicknamed "Shpryts" (Syringe) — he loved simply to mock and do various nasty things. A story circulated about him that he volunteered to disperse protests on his own initiative, and in the very first skirmish, a stone hit him in the head. A couple of years ago, he was passing some standards to join the special forces, which is telling. Ordinary controllers constantly ridiculed him themselves and considered him simple-minded. Such people are disliked by their own kind because in most cases they are informants.

I can also include several doctors from Zhodzina and Navapolatsk among such sadists. They even sabotaged medical care, commenting, "I am not obliged to do anything for extremists and terrorists."

The Tolerant. This is the absolute majority.

Those who simply come to work because they need to eat, who don't like to work much, who want to retire early or simply avoid military service.

When the boat swayed towards the protesters — they took our side and treated us well. When it became clear that Lukashenka had suppressed everything — they distanced themselves and became harsh again. But only harsh when the administration told them to be. They honestly say that if "they tell me to beat you — I will beat you." If they don't — you're not interesting to me, sit quietly and no one will touch you.

Such people don't even follow the news closely, they live day-to-day, hear something out of the corner of their ear — and form an opinion. They also dislike Lukashenka, but they all adore Putin and dream of unification with Russia, because there "police salaries are higher, and pensions, and everything!"

Those who sympathize. They exist, but they are forced to hide their views very strongly. Because snitching is very common among the security forces themselves.

Yes, I also encountered situations where someone would come and, where there were no cameras, shake my hand, tell me some news, or even pass on some messages to the outside world, but all this is very dangerous. They can help simply by not executing an order or by warning you about something.

Such people were in all the pre-trial detention centers where I was held. They warned about who was an informant in the cell, told news, passed something to someone, "forgot" to write reports, simply provided moral support.

Unfortunately, after the start of the war, such people became even more cautious, and many of them, unable to bear it, resigned and are already in Europe. In their place come those who are ready to curry favor by any means.

If we were to generalize the image of the average Belarusian prison guard, it's a person incapable of critical thinking, ready to carry out any order, tired of Lukashenka himself, adores Putin, shouts "Odesa is ours!", but will never go to fight for it, because he's certainly not a fool there.

But no matter what power comes, he will adapt and serve it just the same. And even without remorse.

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