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CASE #484
Date
09 / 08 / 2020
City
Zhlobin
Perpetrators
  • Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus (regular police of Belarus)
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Beating
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Physical assaults (other)
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of movement
  • Right to liberty and security of person
Description

Time: daytime

Place/Location: exact location is unknown

Identity of the victim(s): undefined

Identity of the perpetrator(s): undefined

A group of police officers violently arrested people on the street. They pushed and punched them. Some of the police officers were wearing helmets and anti-riot gear, some of them were wearing ordinary police uniforms.

At the end of the video, an off-screen female voice said: "Here was the guy, just standing there, doing nothing. They took him. Eyewitnesses screamed: "Shame!".

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