Belarus police arrest man with Russian flag who provoked protesters on election day
A young man who provoked a negative response from the participants of the unsanctioned post-election rally on October, 11 in the center of Minsk by showing Russian flag and aggressive behavior, has been detained by the police, Belarusian Interior Minister Ihar Shunevich says.
“He is detained. By now I cannot say what nationality he is. He was drunk. If I am not mistaken, there were two of them. They were detained as violators of administrative law,” state-run news agency BelTA quotes the minister as saying.
He also said that he had seen a video of the man’s provocative actions on the Internet:[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfxgkb3Hcp0″][/vc_column][/vc_row]On the evening of October, 11 about 250-300 people took part in a spontaneous post-election protest action.
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In Independence Square a young man with a Russian flag on his shoulders came to the protesters and tried to start a fight. After his attempt to provoke a conflict met with failure, he had to escape.
Герой, што сёньня бегаў з расейскім сьцягам на плошчы Незалежнасьці Дзьмітры Майсеенка, жыве ў Менску Укантакце (прозьві…
Posted by Maksim Liaško on Sunday, October 11, 2015
According to Interner users, the alleged provocateur’s name is Dzmitry Mayseyenka, he is a student.
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