Detentions of Dzmitry Uss' adherents in Brest and Baranavichy
At 8.30
a.m. on 1 May Baranavichy police detained a group of
civil activists at the central railway station. The activists were heading for
Minsk in order to take part in a sitting of Dzmitry Uss' initiative group.
Among the detainees there were Artsiom Babei, Viachaslau Bolbat, Aliaksandr
Davydau and Ryhor Hryk.
The detention was carried out by eight policemen and eight people in mufti. The
official reason was that according to their information the detainees were
carrying explosives and suspicious items. The detained activists were guarded
to the police station of the central railway station of Baranavichy. There they
were searched and reports of examination and search were composed. In 2.5 hours
all detainees were let go.
Three activists from Brest — Stas Fiadzko, Uladzimir Katrych and Illia
Labushniak, who were also heading to the assembly concerning the amendment of
the electoral legislation, held by Dzmitry Uss, were detained near the city of
Kobryn by officers of Kobryn road police. The policemen found that the hadn't
been taken to the technical service station in the due term. Though it takes
just 10 minutes to issue a fine bill for it right on the road, the car was
directed to the Kobryn District Police Department. As a result, the
discrimination lasted till 12 a.m.,
as a result of which the activists didn't manage to get to the assembly.
