The state apparatus in Belarus continues to take action against the opposition: A human rights group speaks of more than 85 arrests within a short period of time.
In Belarus, uniformed men arrested dozens of suspected opposition activists after the death of two people in a raid by the KGB secret service.
Nationwide, more than 85 people were taken into police custody for comments on social networks, the Wesna human rights group announced on Friday. This is about alleged insulting representatives of the power apparatus. Security forces stormed an apartment in Minsk on Tuesday.
A 31-year-old IT specialist who is counted as part of the opposition shot a KGB officer. The man was also killed, according to the authorities. His wife was arrested. The 31-year-old had previously been investigated for alleged “terrorist activities”. He reportedly posted photos of the opposition’s white, red and white flag on social media. He is said to have legally owned his gun.
After the presidential election in August last year, which was widely regarded as falsified, there were mass protests against Alexander Lukashenko, which the 67-year-old ruler had put down. After that, the authorities took massive action against dissenters and independent media.
Lukashenko remembered the killed KGB employee with a minute’s silence on Friday. According to him, the investigators had not worn bulletproof vests. In addition, the apartment was reported to the wife’s brother, who is also said to have participated in the protests last year.
Civil rights activist Svetlana Tichanovskaya, who fled into exile and who ran against Lukashenko in the presidential election, wrote about the incident: “The law no longer protects people and people are forced to defend themselves.”
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