BPF activist detained for white-red-white flag

• 11.03.2014, 13:22

(updated at 18:22) Today at the site near Minsk Philharmonic Society building BPF party’s candidate for Minsk city local council Jauhien Rybakou was detained.

The activist was holding an election rally. He was holding a white-red-white flag. In a while Jauhien Rybakou was detained by police. The charter97.org web-site learnt about that from a deputy chairman of the BPF party Ihar Lalkou.

“Today at the site hear the Philharmonic Society building in Jakub Kolas square in Minsk an election rally was taking place under a white-red-white flag of BPF’s candidate for Minsk city council Jauhien Rybakou. He was going to hold a rally all day long until 7 p.m. However, several minutes ago information came that the candidate was detained and taken to a police station at Jakub Kolas Square underground station”, - Ihar Lalkou reported.

The activist had his documents inspected and was released. The flag was returned to him.