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Participants of the protest march in Minsk approached the residence of the President of Belarus, the Palace of Independence, near which a protest action was held. Security officials with special equipment blocked access to the residence.
The protesters in Minsk during the march for peace and independence on Sunday, August 30, went to the residence of the current president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, reports the Belarusian portal TUT.BY.
People outside the Independence Palace chanted: “We are not paid!”, “The court awaits you!”, “We are the majority!”, “Come out and count”, “We will give Lukashenka the best car of rice”.
Those gathered lit telephone lanterns and candles and shouted, “Sasha, turn it off!”
According to the portal, people brought toy wagons and helicopters, slippers, balloons with inscriptions, posters, flowers, and they threw everything on the asphalt. Internal troops, riot police, as well as rice carts and military equipment, including water cannons, were transferred to the Independence Palace.
Newspaper “Nasha Niva” writes that among the “gifts” for Lukashenka were a black coffin with garlands and a cardboard cockroach.
Radio Svaboda reported that Lukashenka’s residence in Minsk did column of military equipment… It is noted that the video could have been filmed earlier, but the column of protesters was already standing in front of the house.
TUT.BY journalists specified that mAt least 10 units of heavy military equipment, presumably BTR-80, were transferred to the Palace of Independence. The Defense Ministry website says the BTR-80 is intended to “transport units, their fire support in battle, destroy enemy personnel, anti-tank weapons and light armored vehicles.”
Today the rally in Minsk and throughout Belarus started at 2:00 p.m. The rally organizers suggested that the protesters bring flowers and creative handmade gifts for Lukashenka, who has her birthday on August 30.
In the morning at the capital, the security forces have already withdrawn military equipment… They have already started the first clashes between security agents and protesters.
Mass protests have been going on in Belarus since August 9. The protesters believe that the results of the presidential elections, which were held from August 4-9, were falsified. According to official figures, Lukashenka won, for which 80.1% of the voters voted. Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya came in second with 10.1% of the vote. The rest of the candidates earned less than 2%. At the same time, alternative exit surveys showed the opposite image – a sure victory for Tikhanovskaya.
Belarusian security forces violently dispersed the demonstrations, in particular using stun grenades, rubber bullets and water cannons… During the protests, more than 7,000 protesters were arrested (many of them have already been released), hundreds were injured and wounded. According to official figures, killed four protesters.
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, on behalf of the European Union, announced on 11 August that the elections in Belarus “were neither free nor fair”and the authorities used “disproportionate and unacceptable violence” against the protesters.
August 28 EU Foreign Ministers agreed to impose sanctions on top Belarusian officials due to electoral fraud and violence against protesters.
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