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CASE #428
Date
26 / 09 / 2020
City
Minsk
Perpetrators
  • Plain clothed police officers
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of opinion and expression
  • Right to liberty and security of person
Description

Time: daytime

Place/Location: near intersection of Cyrvanazornaja st & Niezalieznasci prospect

Identity of the victim(s): unidentified woman

Identity of the perpetrator(s): plainclothes police officers

According to the description of the video, this woman was interviewed by the national telecompany 'БT'. Her daughter had been detained earlier. Officers in masks and green unmarked uniforms were standing quietly nearby, waiting for the interview to end. This woman was dressed in red and white. A policeman was filming her interview as well. On the video, OMON agents took the woman into one of the vans parked nearby. She screamed against the arrest. Bystanders shamed the agents to stop these unlawful actions.

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