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CASE #21
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Blows with batons and/or truncheons
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture (standalone)
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
Description

Time: 00:18 (MSK)

Place/Location: Intersection of Prospect Nezalejnosti and Janki Kupaly Street. Next to the Palace of Republic and Belarusian State Circus

Identity of the victim(s): young man in black cloth (shorts)

Identity of the perpetrator(s): military-looking agents in black uniform (lacking insignia)

A protestor walked empty-handed towards a line of police/special forces. Two officers left the line, ran at him, pushed him to the ground, and hit him several times with batons. They then dragged him behind the line, following which the squad used intimidation tactics, such as knocking on shields.

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