Belsat.eu has received a video filmed immediately after February’s rally in Minsk. The video highlights the controversial methods of Belarusian plainclothes policemen’s work.
The March Of Outraged Belarusians has become one of the biggest protests over the recent years. A group of anarchists took part in the rally – they were carrying banners.
When the protesters began to leave, police officers in civvies attemted to detain some young men. In the video which was sent to belsat.eu one can see how Minsk undercover policemen usually treat people. In Independence Square, a policeman snatched a banner out of a protester’s hands and ran away. Another ununiformed policeman pushed down the man who was rushing in pursuit of the ‘banner robber’.
The author of the video asked the attacker to introduce himself, but remained unanswered. It is still a mystery what for the police needed the anarchists’ banner.
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On February 17 -19, protests were held in five Belarusian cities. The most sizable action took place in Homiel where 3,000 – 4,000 persons gathered. This time, the Belarusian government opted not to break up the protests that spread from Minsk to other towns.
Decree Nr 3 signed by president Alyaksandr Lukashenka in April, 2015 established the obligation of the citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens permanently residing in Belarus, stateless persons, who did not participate in the financing of public spending or participated in such financing less than 183 days (six months – ed.) in the past year, to pay a fee of 20 basic units (appr. $230).
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