The TV channel “Rain” reported about the detention of their journalists in Minsk, where they cover the elections of the President of Belarus
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The video, which appeared in social networks, it is clear that the journalists were detained at least ten people
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The TV channel “Rain” reported about the detention of their journalists in Minsk, where they cover the elections of the President of Belarus.
“The police detained our reporters Vladimir Romensky and Vasily Polonsky, as well as the operator Nikolai Antipov. People in plain clothes and in masks put them on the ground and (then) took away in the unknown direction”, – stated in the message channel released on Sunday.
The video, which appeared in social networks, it is clear that the journalists were detained at least ten people.
The representative of the headquarters of the unregistered candidate Victor Babariko, ally Svetlana Tikhanovski Maria Kolesnikova said that the journalists were detained after they talked to her on the street.
Embassy of Russia in the course of detention of journalists “Rain”, reported the Russian Embassy. “We are aware of. While the Belarusian foreign Ministry official Fax of the fact of detention has not been received. The Russian Consul informed” – said the Embassy official.
The journalists worked in the elections of the President of Belarus without accreditation, reported “Interfax” the chief editor of the TV channel Tikhon Dzyadko. “We in deadlines have submitted all the necessary documents in the Belarusian foreign Ministry for accreditation to work in the presidential elections, has requested the confirmation every day, but never received,” he said. The documents, according to him, was sent on June 15.
According to him, is impossible to say that the journalists were detained for lack of accreditation. “We don’t even know who held them. All we know is what was on the video, so far nothing more,” said zadco.
The Union of journalists of Russia expects the Belarusian authorities explain the reasons for the detention of the journalists of “Rain”. As stated in the statement on its website, the Association needs to call their location. It is noted that the claims of the security forces against members of the channel while officially there was nothing reported.
The foreign Ministry of Belarus said that the journalists of “Rain” will be asked to leave the country. Journalists are in one of the militia Department of Minsk, with their participation “carried out necessary procedural actions.” “Given that they are foreigners, most likely, they will be asked to leave the territory of Belarus”, – said the representative of the foreign Ministry.
In Minsk, detained our reporters Vladimir Romensky and Vasily Polonsky, as well as the operator Nikolai Antipov. People in plain clothes and in masks put them on the pavement and took in an unknown direction https://t.co/oSN4EOBS27— Rain (@tvrain) August 9, 2020
9 of August in Belarus is the main day of voting in the presidential elections. For the post of President claimed by the acting head of state Alexander Lukashenko, Svetlana Tikhanovski, whose headquarters have merged with other alternative unregistered candidates, as well as Anna Konopacka, Sergey Caraceni and Andrey Dmitriev.
CEC has already recognized the elections as valid, noting that he voted 50% of voters.Yesterday and today morning, security forces detained eight people from the headquarters Tikhanovski, including the head of staff Maria frost and other trusted individuals Tikhanovski. Chairman of the Executive Committee of the United civil party (UCP) Oksana Grishanovich explained that detention can be associated with the desire of the authorities not to give the opposition no chance to check count of votes in the districts: according to the Belarusian laws the Trustees have the right to be present at the counting of votes in any polling stations.
Minsk residents reported that in many military and policemen in plain clothes. Many of the Internet doesn’t work.
Veronika Tsepkalo, the unregistered wife of the candidate in presidents of Belarus Valery Tsepkalo, and a member of the joint staff Tikhanovski, went to Russia and is now in Moscow.