In Belarus, initiated criminal cases about the mass riots against almost a thousand people. It is reported by Interfax – West.
In the General Prosecutor’s Office, they said that 667 criminal cases in relation to 944 citizens were sent to the courts.
they are taken part in the riots, a gross violation of public order, violence and threats regarding law enforcement agencies, hooliganism, abuse of state symbols and so on.
According to the supervisory department, 682 people have already been convicted.
“law enforcement agencies continue to actively identify suspects and disclose crimes against public safety and law enforcement, which took place since August 2020,” reports.
In Belarus, on August 9, 2020, presidential elections were held. The CEC announced that Alexander Lukashenko scored 80 percent of the votes for the sixth term. It caused mass protests throughout the country that continued for several months. A number of opposition politicians were arrested or fled from the country. Lukashenko himself argued that the protests are external forces.