The Belarusian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against 231 participants involved in a demonstration that took place in Minsk on Sunday, November 1. The Investigative Committee’s website specified that all 231 people are considered suspects in the case, which was opened under the article on “Organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order” — a criminal offense punishable by up to three years in prison.
Meduza: Belarusian authorities open criminal cases against 200 participants in march
Riot police officers detain a man during a march of opposition supporters from central Minsk to a site of Stalin-era executions just outside the capital on November 1, 2020. - Police in Belarus on November 1 dispersed protesters who had been marching from central Minsk to a Stalin-era execution site in the latest of weeks of demonstrations against strongman Alexander Lukashenko's disputed re-election. The march was dedicated to both commemorating victims of Stalin-era repression and keeping pressure on the Lukashenko regime. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
