Absurd lengths: Minsk police after people for getting close to statue of policeman
Dzmitry Zavadzki put a scarf on a monument to ‘gorodovoi’, i.e. a Tsarist-era policeman in Minsk.
Схадзілі пашкадаваць беднага гарадавога, якому так цяжка стаяць у гэты час на вуліцы нашай сталіцы.#памятникпрости
Opublikowany przez Źmiciera Zavadskiego Sobota, 17 listopada 2018
The young man who just wanted to take a picture of the ‘dressed’ statue was taken to the police station.
The police put down his personal data and gave him a short explanatory talk stressing that ‘the sculpture is, roughly speaking, the face of the Interior Ministry’ and one should not place anything on it.
The Gorodovoi that is rumoured to be liked by Belarusian Interior Minister Ihar Shunevich has apparently gained notoriety. Last week, the Minsk police made a young man apologize for slapping the statue and posted a corresponding video on their official Youtube channel.
In March 2017, a group of activists, among whom was anarchist Vyachaslau Kasinerau, held a performance by putting a noose around the neck of Gorodovoi. They protested against police abuse and harassment of anarchist activists for participating in peaceful protests.Kasinerau was charged with committing a crime under part 1 of article 339 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism) and fined.
Interestingly, the Belarusian Interior Minister is an ardent admirer of the Bolshevik secret services that murdered and executed tsarist officers without remorse.
СК, belsat.eu
