Cichanouskaya appealed to the workers of the force structures: there were five days left

“On October 25 we will announce the People’s Ultimatum. I want to address the personnel of the force structures. You are used to following instructions. You just have to understand that very soon those instructions and orders will be given by a new democratic government. This is inevitable. You are used to listening to your leadership. But is it worth doing if it is not about defending the people of Belarus, but one person? This is illegal You are used to being in solidarity with your colleagues. But you do not carry the Collective responsibility for them, or the crimes you’ve committed If your colleague broke something almost to death, you don’t have to sit in jail.

The ultimatum of the people is your chance to pass to the Belarusian side. If you do not agree to comply with the criminal orders, do not comply. The regime understands that market and tries to impose its fate on all of you. Don’t let that happen. Only those who have committed crimes are responsible. There will be no universal lustration. The new Belarus needs your service, it needs a new system of force structures. Therefore, contact us, the foundations, publicly declare your support for your people. Obey the oath that each of you has taken to Belarusians in particular. There are five days until the end of the People’s Ultimatum term, “wrote S. Cichanouskaja in his speech on his Telegram channel.

Last week, he announced a “national ultimatum” to the Belarusian government and demanded it by October 25. Mr. Lukashenko would resign.

He also demanded an end to street violence and the release of all political prisoners. Such a message appeared on S. Cichanouskaya’s Telegram channel. “We just found out two months ago that we woke up on a day off and went to the polls. And we all voted for change, “Cichanouskaya said in a statement on Telegram. – Two months ago it was our last regular vacation. We went out to the streets to recover our voice, and for that we got bullets, sticks, cells and a cynical lie from the regime When they hit us, they ask: “Do you want a change?”, And they tell us: “Here’s the change.”

“If before October 25, our demands will not be met, the whole country will peacefully take to the streets and proclaim the Nation’s ultimatum. And on October 26, a national strike will begin in all companies, all roads will be blocked. and trade in state stores will fail. You have 13 days to fulfill all three conditions. We have 13 days to prepare. During all this time, Belarusians will continue their peaceful and persistent protests, “said S. Cichanouskaya.

He noted that the opposition had repeatedly said that it was ready for dialogue and negotiations, but that “speaking behind bars is not dialogue.” “It is not a dialogue to hit the people of his country after announcing the readiness for negotiations. Lukashenko is killing his future and trying to crawl along with the power structures and other officials and the entire Belarusian nation. But we will not allow it. Two months of political crisis, violence and anarchy have passed, enough for us. On October 25 we announced the ultimatum of the Nation, “said S. Cichanouskaya.

For more than two months there have been unprecedented protests in Belarus over the presidential elections on August 9, which Lukashenko has ruled the country since 1994. The opposition and Western countries consider these elections to be rigged. Cichanouskaya on Monday voiced opposition to a forced dialogue with the country’s authorities, which threatened to use deadly weapons against protesters, and called on the public to continue peaceful protests with a view to new elections.