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There is a revolt against President Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus.
Earlier this week, it also made headlines in Norway when the brother of the biathlon queen, Darya Domracheva, Nikita, was brutally arrested by Belarusian police, accused of illegal demonstrations. Domratsjeva is also married to Ole Einar Bjørndalen.
Now, another athlete comes forward with her story, after she was arrested in demonstrations where she criticized the regime.
According to Marca, former basketball star Jelena Leusjanka (37) spoke about what she calls “hell” on court Thursday.
– They have endangered my life and my health. They searched my mattress and my sheets. There was no hot water. I haven’t showered in 13 days. I have lived in a pool of bacteria. I have lice. All this damages my health, says Leusjanka.
Massive support
Leushanka says he spent 15 days in police custody. The basketball player had a prominent profile on the national team and was named the best midfielder in the World Cup in 2010. She has also played in the WNBA, the best league in the world.
Leushanka is said to be one of the country’s strongest sports profiles against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Lukashenko declared himself the winner with more than 80 percent of the vote in August.
Leusjanka is also negative about the country’s sports minister, who is said to have asked athletes to commit to learning the national anthem, displaying flags and not speaking unless approved by the club or support staff.
Leushanka receives massive support in her home country, including from her former partner Natalia Marshenko.
– They have the wrong person. Jelena is so experienced and has gone through so much to win that it is impossible to break her. She will defend her principles and herself, she tells Marca.
– Brother arrested
– Attack like a pack of wolves
This is not the only arrest in Belarus that is attracting attention this week.
Nikita Domratsjev tells Dagbladet that he was on his way to his mother on a bicycle when he was accused of participating in demonstrations.
– Halfway there I was stopped by a group of people who were running past me. The next moment I see more soldiers with weapons. I got scared and rode in the opposite direction. But it didn’t work, because more soldiers came from another corner, Nikita Domratsjev tells Dagbladet.
He goes on to say that he received several blows from a soldier who sent him to the ground.
– I shouted that I have a Belarusian passport and that I should only visit my mother. They kept attacking me like a pack of wolves, he explains.
