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On Sunday, for the third time, tens of thousands took to the streets of the Belarusian capital again at the call of the opposition in a protest march called Peace and Justice, according to the French news agency AFP and the local press. According to the EFE news agency, there were more than one hundred thousand.
Despite the march of many armored vehicles and riot police that prevented many from joining, the center of Minsk was filled with crowds, especially on the road from October Square to Independence Square, and at the Monument to the Hero City of Minsk, which is protected by soldiers.
The protesters marched under the red and white flag of the opposition and chanted “Lukashenko to slavery”, “Take cover”, “Long live Belarus”.
Police detained dozens of people at the start of the protest. A spokesman for the Interior Ministry said later that a total of 125 people had been produced.
A ministry spokesperson later wrote on its official Telegram page that participants in Sunday’s protest in Independence Square damaged a police vehicle that “maintained public order during the unauthorized demonstration” with policemen sitting inside.
The police did not use tear gas, sound grenades or rubber bullets this time, as in previous demonstrations.
A correspondent for the Russian news agency TASZSZ reported that during the clash at the headquarters of the state security service, the KGB, protesters released those who had been introduced and plainclothes law enforcement officers were forced to leave the place by car.
Some of the participants in the procession left for the presidential residence. The opponents, through the channels of the Telegram messaging service, asked the protesters who were heading to the Independence Square to change course and march towards the presidential residence to “leave a gift in the square” for Alexander Lukashenko, who this Sunday celebrates his 66th birthday, reported Interf. Russian news agency. Law enforcement agencies have confirmed the security of the residence.
The mass movement was originally planned for the Plaza de la Independencia, and it was probably because they went to the presidential residence that the forces of order blocked the roads to the Plaza de la Independencia. Thousands of people gathered at the fence of the presidential residence and then, according to an HCLU report, protesters left the presidential palace en masse due to heavy rains.
According to a report by Interfax, the infantry fighting vehicles headed for the center of Minsk. The soldiers marched in armored vehicles and trucks into the city center. Four armored delivery vehicles arrived at the presidential residence, the Russian news agency RIA wrote in its on-site report.
A Telegram channel close to the presidential office reported that Lukashenko was in residence at the time of the protest. He confirmed that the head of state appeared with a bulletproof vest and with a machine gun at the main entrance at 4:00 pm local time when the crowd “wandering” towards him was in the building.
According to the HCLU, Mikola Latisenok, one of the president’s advisers, left the presidential residence for the protesters. He spoke a few words to the protesters, saying that he believed in the credibility of the presidential election results and that the situation should be resolved peacefully. By then, however, the crowd had largely dispersed due to the rain.
The HCLU correspondent reported from the scene that mobile phone service in the center of Minsk is stagnant and that the Internet is no longer working.
According to the Interior Ministry, thousands upon thousands of people are also protesting in Brest and Gomel, according to BelTA, the Belarusian state news agency.
The opposition has been protesting in Belarus since the controversial presidential elections on August 9, in which Lukashenko, who has been in power since 1994, officially won 80.1 percent of the vote. On the previous two Sundays, some 100,000 people took to the streets of Minsk in defiance of the ban on protests and in retaliation against protesters, political leaders and various media outlets.
Protesters in Minsk departed for the presidential residence in part
Some of the participants in the “Peace and Justice” protest march in Minsk left for the presidential residence on Sunday.
The opponents, through the channels of the Telegram messaging service, asked the protesters who were heading to the Independence Square to change course and march towards the presidential residence to “leave a gift in the square” for Alexander Lukashenko, who was celebrating his birthday on Sunday, Interfax news agency reported. . Law enforcement agencies have confirmed the security of the residence.
A large-scale opposition protest against the re-election of Alexander Lukashenko was held again on Sunday in the Belarusian capital. The mass movement was originally planned for the Plaza de la Independencia, and it was probably because they went to the presidential residence that the forces of order blocked the roads to the Plaza de la Independencia.
The HCLU correspondent reported from the scene that mobile phone service in the center of Minsk is stagnant and that the Internet is no longer working.
Protesters clashed with law enforcement officers in Minsk
On Sunday there was a brief confrontation in Minsk against the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko between protesters and plainclothes law enforcement officers who wanted to arrest several protesters. Plainclothes law enforcement officers were forced to leave the scene by car.
Meanwhile, on Independence Avenue, people from the OMON special police unit surrounded thousands of protesters. Thousands are taking part in the protest, which began in the early afternoon, with the latest news that dozens of protesters have been detained by police.
The opposition has been protesting in Belarus since the controversial presidential election on August 9, in which Lukashenko, who has been in power since 1994, officially won more than 80 percent of the vote.
MTI
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