Lyudmila Zakharenka, a Brest-based activist of the United Civic Party of Belarus, lodged a complained about the notorious National Liberation Movement (NOD) actions to the police authorities of Minsk.
On October 2, the woman received a letter of reply signed by Alyaksandr Kupchenya, Head of law enforcement and prevention department. Accordint to him, the organizers did not ask for Minsk City Executive Committee’s permission to hold the rally. At the same time, the participants did not violate existing provisions of the Belarusian law and traffic code, the letter says.
Belarus police covering up for Russian World (archival video), English subtitles
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On September 18, NOD activists drove through the streets of Minsk. The race in Belarus was staged as part of the All-Russian Humanitarian Rally and the sacred procession ‘Great Russia’. According to the Russians, their goal was to make up humanitarian aid for the unrecognised Donetsk and Luhansk republics. During the rally, the activists campaigned for Vladimir Putin and called him ‘Father The Tsar’.
The police let them go through the city without creating any obstacles. Notably, the Belarusian law enforcement agencies are notorious for not being so kind to the critics of Lukashenka’s regime.
Police beating protesters on March, 25 (ENG subs)
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