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CASE #378
Date
23 / 09 / 2020
City
Minsk
Perpetrators
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
Description

Time: nighttime

Place/Location: Intersection of vulica Čurlionisa and Dzerzhinskoho at Malinovka borough near 'Zubr' monument

Identity of the victim(s): unidentified peaceful demonstrator

Identity of the perpetrator(s): Special Purpose Police Unit OMON

A whole unit of policemen were deployed on the large square, scaring a small group of peaceful protesters and bystanders who rushed away once they saw the minivans approaching. Detentions happened quickly: eight minivans parked along the road, enforcement agents jumped out and randomly grabbed protesters, then left. One of the detainees was held by four policemen at once.

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