Police detain journalist present at mournful action in Maladechna
On 13 April an
unauthorized mournful action dedicated to the terrorist act in the Minsk metro
took place near St. Joseph’s Church in Maladechna. Invitations to this action
were distributed through social nets. About one hundred Maladechna residents
gathered for the action. No speeches were delivered, people just stood silent
for some time.
A freelance journalist Yauhen Sukhaverkhi took some photos. Being the most “active”
participant of the action, he was detained by the police and taken into a
police car. The policemen tried to find out who was the organizer of the action.
He told them that he found about it through the Internet and was making photos
as a journalist.
The detainee was let go after a “prophylactic talk” about responsibility for
the organization of and participation in unauthorized street actions.
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