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In Minsk, security agents dispersed people who had gathered in the “Square of Changes”, tore down posters and smashed lamps at the monument to the murdered Belarusian Roman Bondarenko.
In Minsk, the security forces dispersed a demonstration in the so-called “Square of Changes”, where local residents organized a memorial to the late Roman Bondarenko. Reported by TUT.BY.
Security agents with shields surrounded the square and led the protesters into a circle. According to journalists, there were around 500 protesters and security officials many times more.
After the square was surrounded, the security forces began detaining the protesters and leading them to the rice wagons, notes TUT.BY. As journalists write, the cleanup of the square took nine minutes, riot police tore down the posters and smashed the icon’s lamps.
Across Belarus, since August 9, massive protests by those who disagree with the results of the presidential elections have continued. According to official data, they were won by Alexander Lukashenko, with 80.1% of the electorate voting for him (he has led the country since 1994). Tikhanovskaya ranked second with 10.1% of the vote. At the same time, alternative exit polls showed the opposite picture: Tikhanovskaya’s confident victory.
The Belarusian security forces violently dispersed the demonstrations using explosions, rubber bullets and water cannons. During the protests, hundreds of protesters were injured and wounded. According to official figures, four protesters died. Another Roman Bondarenko is known to have died as a result of a clash of unknown men wearing masks with local residents. The conflict took place over white, red and white ribbons.
The Belarus Investigation Committee said the deceased was drunk. In a comment to TUT.BY, doctors said that Bondarenko’s body had zero ppm of alcohol.
Since May 2020, 900 criminal cases related to the presidential elections have been opened in Belarus.
Lukashenka assumed the presidency on September 23. For the first time in the history of Belarus, the opening ceremony was not announced or broadcast on television. Several states, including the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Denmark, Ukraine and the Czech Republic, did not recognize Lukashenko’s inauguration.
On November 6, the European Union imposed personal sanctions against Lukashenka. In total, the EU sanctions list includes more than 50 Belarusian officials involved in suppressing protests and falsifying election results.
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