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More than 30,000 are taking part in the rally against President Alexander Lukashenko, although on Monday the Interior Ministry warned that they were ready to use even sharp ammunition if necessary, the MTI told Russia’s Interfax news agency. And the head of the State Security Commission (KGB) said on Saturday they were aware that a provocation was being prepared to destabilize the country.
According to the Vice Minister of the Interior, the authorities are also prepared to deploy cutting ammunition.
On Sunday, the protesters did not gather in the city center, but in one of the southern neighborhoods of Minsk, full of factories. About fifty people were detained by the police.
Since the presidential elections on August 9, protesters have demanded the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko and the holding of new, fair and free elections. Protesters say the president, who has been in office for 26 years, cheated on the election result when he announced that he had won them with 80 percent of the vote.
The European Union continues to support the sovereignty of Belarus.
Several people were killed in the riots, hundreds were injured in the brutal actions of the security forces and approximately 13,000 people were arrested.
The former opposition presidential candidate wanted to overthrow the constitutional order, the accusation sounds.
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