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Hrydzin was in the thick of 2020 protests

The Belarusian Investigative Committee has completed the probe into the case of a 25-year-old resident Minsk who hit five officers with his car during the first days of post-election protests at Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk.

This week operatives of the Interior Ministry detained two more protesters who are accused of “mass disorder”.

On Saturday, Belarusians are paying last respects to Alyaksandr Taraykouski, a 34-year-old resident of Minsk who died during the crackdown on protesters at Pushkinskaya metro station on August, 10. His death was officially confirmed by the authorities, but many people doubt the official version.

“Peaceful demonstrations can escalate into violent confrontations.”