In Belarus, they opened a criminal case on the fact of abuse over the state flag in Poland. It is reported by BelTA with reference to the words of the head of the Department of the Investigative Committee (USC) in Minsk Sergey Pasco.
According to him, no later than August 21, in one of the Polish cities, unknowns “based on the political and ideological hostility” was deliberately thrown to the pavement of the Belarusian flag and then began to trample him and dump.
Pasco clarified that attackers recorded their actions on the video that were in free access on various Internet resources. The law enforcement noted that, as part of the operational search events, citizens of Belarus, residents in Poland, are checked.
July 20 President Alexander Lukashenko called on the ambassador of the country in Latvia “to fill the face” Mayor of Riga Martinsh Stakis for the fact that he, together with Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevich replaced the Belarusian flag on the white-red and white cloth during the World Cup hockey.
Earlier in Belarus in Stakis and Rinkevich, a criminal case was brought. They are accused of committing intentional actions aimed at initiating hostility on the basis of national affiliation.