Viktar Ivashkevich and entrepreneurs remain in prison till trial
Viktar Ivashkevich, deputy head of the Belarusian Popular Front, and detained leaders of entrepreneurs Viktar Garbachou, Viktar Kryval, Viktar Kalei, Alyaksandr Tsetsura, Alyaksandr Makaeu, democratic activists Barys Garetski, Krystina Shatikova and Alyaksei Kashkarou were detained till the trial, which is to be held on 11 December.
Viktar Garbachou, head of the camping “For Free Development of Private Enterprise” and Krystina Shatikova are in the Maskouski District Police Department now. A report on administrative offence was drawn up against the entrepreneur. He informed in SMS that he has trial tomorrow at 10 a.m.
The applicant for the meeting Alyaksandr Makaeu is kept in the same department. He was detained before the action began. As the entrepreneur said to the press service of the United Civil Party, he was taken video by the police and by unknown organization. He was fingerprinted.
One more applicant Alyaksandr Tsetsura, detained before the action, too, is in the Central District Police Department. Deputy head of the BPF Party Viktar Ivashkevich, correspondent of radio Racyja Barys Garetski and meeting participant Alyaksei Kashkarou were guarded to the same department.
Applicant for the meeting Viktar Kryval is in the Savetski District Police Department. Mikola Pakhabau, activist of the campaign “For Free Development of Private Enterprise” was released from the Savetski District Police Department after 3 hours identity check.
Applicant for the meeting Viktar Kalei is in the Lenin District Police Department.
Mobile phones of the detained are switched off.
It should be reminded that 1.000 entrepreneurs took to Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk on 10 December. They protested against Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s decrees, which will ruin their business from the 1 January. Entrepreneurs held the meeting, then went to the House of Government, where they passed a resolution with the requirements to stop pressure on private business to.
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