Attempt to detain entrepreneur leader, Belsat TV crew near Minsk


Valer Zaytsau, the deputy director of Lebyazhy market, ordered not to block the car of entrepreneur leader Anatol Shumchanka at the exit. Belsat TV journalists also were in the car; the reasons for detention were not reported.

“By what right are you detaining us?” our journalist asked.

“I do not know, I am just following the order,” a guard answered.

Later the police arrived at the scene.

The market headship wanted Shumchanka and reporters to be taken to a police station and searched. However, after copying Sumchanka’s passport data, the policemen let them go.

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The businessman has put the attempt to detain him down to inspections and seizures that have been in progress at Lebyazhy over a week. The Belsat TV crew was accompanying Shumchanka in order to went to the market to see which way the wind is blowing and shed light on the issue.

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