- Today the secret inauguration of the next term of office of Alexander Lukashenka took place. The state media reported it after the fact
- Already in the early afternoon, numerous militia and OMON units were waiting on the streets of Minsk. Ok. Protesters started gathering in various Belarusian cities between 17 and 18
- In Minsk, the police used, inter alia, water cannons. The media reports about the injured
- The brutality of the militia is supposed to resemble the period just after the presidential election on August 9
The article is being updated.
The Interfax agency estimates that about 5-7 thousand people protest in the streets of the city. people. He adds that military equipment is brought to the city. There were clashes with the militia near the Obelisk – a monument to the Hero City of Minsk. According to the website, at least 50 people were detained. They are injured, among others as a result of the use of water cannons by the police.
The Wiasna Human Rights Center informs about detentions in Minsk, Brest and other cities in Belarus.
According to Belsat, under the obelisk Minsk-Miasto, the hero of OMON was supposed to chant “Spread out, today it will be painful”.
Outside the area of the Minsk-Bohater Obelisk, officers of the security forces are present in other parts of the city, at October Square and Wolności Square. Reinforced patrols are on duty there, with barbed wire and barriers.
Independent media reports that after the clashes at the obelisk, the protests took the form of small groups scattered around the city. Inhabitants of Minsk are blocking car traffic on the streets. The brutality of the militia is supposed to resemble the period just after the presidential election on August 9.
Ministry of the Interior spokeswoman Wolha Czemadanawa told Interfax that the militia was operating in an enhanced mode in connection with calls for illegal actions. “They will act as the situation changes,” she added.
Secret inauguration of Lukashenka
Earlier on Wednesday, several people were detained in Minsk. On that day, the unannounced and secret inauguration of Lukashenka’s new term as president took place. The state media informed about his swearing after the fact.
– However, we are among the few, or perhaps we are the only ones, where the “color revolution” did not take place – Lukashenko said after the ceremony.
Since August 9, protests have been underway in Belarus against the rigging of the election results, which according to official results were won by Lukashenka, winning 80.1 percent. votes.
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Source: Biełsat, PAP, Onet, Twitter / mba / kb
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