Belorussian opposition politician Svetlana Tikhanovskaya does not intend to recognize the referendum appointed by February to change the Constitution of Belarus, told about the number of politically motivated criminal cases in the country and called on supporters to subscribe to a new Telegram channel. Opposition plans in Belarus reports Radio Liberty (included by the Ministry of Justice in the Register of Foreign Agents).
Politician has disclosed designs during online discussions “Plans for the Democratic Forces of Belarus for the next year,” which opened statistics on the events of the year of the yield. “CLOSED 241 Public Organization and 40 Media. More than 4500 politically motivated criminal cases were initiated by the regime, 929 people were recognized as political prisoners,” the Tikhanovsky outcomes of the outgoing year said.
Nevertheless, the oppositionist hopes that in 2022, the “democratic” forces will be lucky. Tikhanovskaya intends to not recognize the referendum on the change in the Constitution of Belarus, appointed by recently the President of the country Alexander Lukashenko for February, and also try to attract the opposition of officials and security officials. “2022 will be the year when it is necessary to regroup, build stability and start the democratization process,” she said.
In addition, the politician remembered about her husband, the blogger Sergei Tikhanovsky, who recently sentenced to 18 years in prison for calls for the violent overthrow of power in the country. Tikhanov said that Sergey started a new Telegram-channel dedicated to life in prison and called on to subscribe to him.
Previously, during the meeting, Lukashenko remembered Stalinist Repressions in the Soviet Union 1937-1939. Lukashenko urged officials on the ground to deal with the “anti-state leaders”, but clarified that in this case there should be no beggars and “rises, as in the 1930s.”