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CASE #292
Date
12 / 08 / 2020
City
Vawkavysk / Volkovysk
Perpetrators
  • Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus (regular police of Belarus)
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to liberty and security of person
Description

Time: daytime. The exact date is not clear, probably, it is the date of the video publication.

Place/Location: Lenin Square

Identity of the victim(s): unknown man

Identity of the perpetrator(s): Vital Mikhaylavich Asotsky, Head of Vaukavysk Disctrict Internal Affairs Department (https://t.me/BlackBookBelarus/1294, https://archive.vn/7iHfs)

A detainee, probably one of the protesters, lied face down on the ground. The Head of Vaukavysk RUUS Vital Michaylavich Asotsky started tearing the nostrils of the detainee. People sounded off and he stopped.

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