Belarusian Interior Ministry Admits: Militia “Sometimes” Used Excessive Force Against Journalists



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“[Žurnalistai] we ourselves are to blame, and sometimes, it is true, we exaggerate. I keep teaching that anger is not possible with the press … You have to understand that in a place where masses of people meet and boil such passions, to be restrained, cold-blooded, when you just put a stone in the shield, from left to jaw and from right to hit your friend. “It is not always possible to determine in a second that a journalist is here and that he should be avoided,” Karaev told Russian television RT, who considers himself the Kremlin spokesman.

According to him, journalists must understand that stones and bullets fly indiscriminately, so they need to think about their own safety.

“That he withdraws a few meters away and films from the country, but no, he himself is going to go to hell,” said the minister.

He called on journalists to cover the events in Belarus objectively and on law enforcement officials to remember that “a journalist has the right to film: it is their job.”



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