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The US State Department called on the Belarusian authorities to stop the violence against opponents and protesters.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reacted to the forced expulsion of opposition leaders in Belarus and urged the country’s authorities to put an end to the violence. On Wednesday September 9, Pompeo wrote about this in Twitter.
He called for the release of all those illegally detained during the protests.
“I am deeply concerned by the reports of the kidnapping and attempted expulsion of opposition leaders in Belarus. We call on the Belarusian authorities to stop the violence against peaceful protesters and release all those unjustly detained, including US citizen Vitaly Shklyarov “said the Secretary of State.
Meanwhile, the State Department issued a message stating that “The United States, in coordination with its partners and allies, is considering the possibility of introducing additional specific sanctions to bring to justice those involved in human rights violations and repression in Belarus “.
Let us remind you that on the eve of the unknown in the center of Minsk they put opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova in a minibus with the sign “Communication” and drove off in an unknown direction. Soon, the representatives of the Coordination Council, Anton Rodnenkov and Ivan Kravtsov, stopped communicating.
On the night of September 8, three opponents were expelled to Ukraine, but Kolesnikova was not allowed to enter and was detained. According to Rodnenkov and Kravtsov, she tore up her passport at the border to avoid expulsion.
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