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Kolesnikova’s colleague Anton Radnenkov told Reuters on September 8 that Kolesnikova tore his passport from him to prevent the Belarusian government from deporting him through Ukraine.
Radnenkov, speaking to reporters in the capital Kiev, said that he and another colleague named Ivan Kravtsov and Ms. Kolesnikova were “taken to the border by plainclothes men on the morning of September.” However, Ms. Kolesnikova refused to enter the territory of Ukraine.
“They pushed her into the back seat of the car, then she screamed that she was not going anywhere. When she saw her passport in the car, she immediately tore it and threw it out the window. It was a very smart move. Minh … Kolesnikova is a heroine After 12 hours of being questioned, she continues to demand justice and lawyers, “Radnenkov said at the press conference.
Meanwhile, Kravtsov said he did not know where Kolesnikova was, possibly under “the Belarusian Security Service (KGB)”.
The car took Ms. Kolesnikova to the border with Ukraine. Photo: AP
Belarusian Border Protection Commission spokesman Anton Bychkovsky recently confirmed that Kolesnikova is in the custody of Belarusian officials, but did not say what happened on the border with Ukraine.
Another woman, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, is believed to have been pressured to flee to neighboring Lithuania. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews on September 8 that President Alexander Lukashenko “was severely weakened by ongoing protests in the capital, Minsk.”
Another colleague of Tsikhanouskaya, Antonina Konovalova, also disappeared on 8 September after being fined by the court for participating in the protest. Belarusian authorities also opened a criminal investigation of members of the Coordination Council against allegations of undermining national security.
In an interview with Russian journalists, President Lukashenko stated that he retains the support of the majority of people across the country. “I must defend what was built with our hands, protect the people who built it and take the majority. If Belarus falls today, it will be Russia’s next turn” – leader Claims of the Belarusian religion.
The Kremlin has kept President Lukashenko’s promise of reform even though he only spoke vaguely about constitutional changes and a new unspecified election.
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