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CASE #399
Date
08 / 11 / 2020
City
Minsk
Perpetrators
  • GUBOPiK (ГУБАЗіК / ГУБОПиК)
  • Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus (regular police of Belarus)
  • Plain clothed police officers
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Slapping, kicking or punching
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
Description

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Place/Location: the pedestrian overpass at the department store 'Na Niamige'

Identity of the victim(s): unidentified senior man

Identity of the perpetrator(s): undefined

A group of plainclothes officers conducted a brutal detention of an elderly. They forced him to the ground. As a result, the victim injured his head and started bleeding. The victim screamed for help and an explanation about why the officers assaulted him. Bystanders urged the perpetrators to stop hurting the victim.

The caption of the video indicates that the attackers belong to GUBOPiK (ГУБАЗіК / ГУБОПиК).

One of the attackers waved the baton in the direction of the cameraman.  After this gesture, the video stopped.

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