Workers of the Belarusian metallurgical plant went on strike
KIEV. August 10. UNN. Belarusian metallurgical plant went on strike in connection with the presidential election. About it reports UNN, citing the Nexta Live.
“BMZ went on strike,” – said in the message.
We will add that the factory is located in the town of Zhlobin. As reported to journalists by the employees of the plant, they are negotiating with the Director-General from the requirement to hold “fair elections”.
Recall, the European Union condemns violence at protests held in Belarus after the presidential elections, and promises to follow the development of events for the formation of future relations with the Republic.
Recall mass protests in Belarus began Sunday evening, after the announcement of the results of the national exit poll, according to compared to with what wins the acting President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko. Approximately at 21:00 people began to take to the streets. The official data of law enforcement authorities of the Republic, but Belarusian media wrote about the thousands of people who took to the streets of Minsk.
The Riot police began to strictly meet the protesters. First, at about 21:30, the portal Tut.by announced the arrest by security forces of people who left the polling stations after the completion of the election process. About the same period, the publication of “Learned” reported that in Minsk the police have cordoned off the Central square of the city.
After 22:00 at a press conference at the headquarters of Svetlana Tikhanovski – the main rival of Lukashenka, reported that at three sites in Minsk Tikhanovski won more votes than the incumbent President of the Republic, contrary to the official information of the CEC.
After half an hour began to appear that the riot police used stun grenades first, then rubber bullets and water cannons against the protesters.
Clashes with security forces occurred in other cities of Belarus. For example, in the cities of Lida, Zhodino and it was reported that the police officers dropped their shields and do not interfere with the actions of the protesters, while in Novopolotsk between protesters and security forces recorded the collision. During the protests the demonstrators were not afraid of Riot police, they are willing to engage in confrontation, answered the security forces with stones, bottles and flares.
As at 01:00 am August 10, human rights activists reported about 120 detainees on election day in Belarus.
As of morning on August 10 in Minsk protests killed at least one person, dozens of victims are in hospitals. However, the interior Ministry information about the deceased deny.
Furthermore, as reported UNN, in Minsk on the day when took place elections of the President of Belarus, partially disappeared from the Internet. To this day he continues to work intermittently, reported UNN from its own sources in Belarus.