sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ ðə fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˌɛmvˌiːdˈiː əfˈɪʃəl ˈæli ˈælkiːˌuː flˈɛd tə dʒˈɜːməni ænd stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt hiː wʌz wˈɪtnəs tə zˌækɑːɹɹˈæŋkə ænd sˈɛvɹəl ˈʌðɚɹ ɐbdˈʌktᵻd ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən lˈiːdɚz bˌiːɪŋ mˈɜːdɚd ɔnðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚz ʌv tˈɑːp ɡˈʌvɚnmənt əfˈɪʃəlz.
Several years later the former MVD official Aleh Alkaeu fled to Germany and stated that he was witness to Zakharanka and several other abducted opposition leaders being murdered on the orders of top government officials.