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More than a hundred arrests were made this Sunday by the Belarusian police during the first moments of a new opposition demonstration to protest against the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Thousands of people marched despite official prohibitions to the Plaza de la Independencia, which is closed by the Police. “We will protest anywhere else in the city,” said Maria, a 33-year-old attendee at the march.
As soon as the march began, the first arrests of peaceful protesters were generated, who were brought into vans amid shouts of “Shame!” of attendees.
The Interior Ministry had warned citizens not to participate in the unauthorized protest, and that they could respond with violence to it. In addition, he confirmed that 29 people were arrested across the country on Saturday for “administrative crimes,” according to the official Belarusian news agency, Belta.
The Belarusian press also reports on events “in support of peace, security and tranquility” in Minsk, Vitebsk and Gomel, while there were 24 unauthorized meetings. “42 points of political activity were counted in which more than 8,500 people participated,” said the media. The Belarusian opposition is demanding a re-election, an option that Lukashenko has emphatically ruled out. Furthermore, lThe opposition denounces fraud and a large part of the international community does not recognize the result.
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