Oppositionists threatened by criminal case for “insulting” Lukashenka

“Young Belarus” activists have spent a night in the remand prison in Akrestsin Street.

Andrei Kuzminski, Paval Prakapovich, Anastasiya Mashchava and Yahor Babrou were detained on December 2 while they held a performance near “Belarus” department store. The young people set up a stand and painted a man with moustache on it. It was written under the caricature: “Throw an egg at me if you don’t like the regime”. Young activists placed a box with eggs near the stand. There were some persons who liked the idea, and some eggs were flung into the stand.

However, participants of the action were detained soon. As informed by ufd.by, policemen took the young activists to the police department of Zavadski district.

As said by the press-secretary of “Young Belarus” Kasya Halitskaya, policemen threatened by criminal prosecution under article 368 of the Criminal Code (Insult of the President of Belarus). This crime is punished by up to two years of imprisonment.

Later Radio Svaboda informed that reports were drawn up against all the activists of “young Belarus”. They were charged with participation in an unsanctioned rally. Today oppositionists arte to stand trial.