Babruisk: prison cells reserved for oppositionists?

A resident of Babruisk (name withheld) told human rights defenders about an interesting occurrence.

’Several days ago my car was stopped by a road policeman for violating the traffic rules. The court sentenced me to pay a fine or spend two days under administrative arrest. I chose arrest and contacted the local police inspector so that he could direct me to prison for the weekend. However, he told that I could serve the arrest only after 23 December. When I asked why, he answered half-jokingly that till that time all cells would be filled with oppositionists.’

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