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CASE #83
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Perpetrators
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Right to liberty and security of person
Description

Time: daytime

Place/Location: Yubileiny Hotel Minsk, Prospekt Pobeditelei 19

Identity of the victim(s): male civilians

Identity of the perpetrator(s): servicemen in black uniform, some has green triangle with a number on a back

Servicemen grabbed random male civilians and forced them onto prisoner transport vehicles. If an individual tried to escape, the servicemen used force. Bystanders surrounded the servicemen, recorded the scene and screamed, but the police continued their violent behavior.

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