Photo Fact: Policeman Cannot Stand Pavel Arakelian’s Look

The superiority of intellect over emptiness.

Vadzim Zamirouski’s photo is becoming viral among Belarusians. The shot hit the moment when musician Pavel Arakelian looks at the police officer who is detaining him on March 25 during mass arrests in Minsk on Freedom Day.

The musician posted a photo on his Facebook page with the following comment:

“Friends, I’m fresh out of prison, I do not have time to answer everyone - I haven’t seen my family for 3 hours. I served the whole term from the beginning to the end...

But seriously, thank you all very much for your support.

P.S.: we accept pre-orders for ideologically correct red hats”.

Belarusians actively comment on the picture:

“Light and darkness”,

“A Belarusian-Armenian and a nobody”,

“Elephant and pug”,

“The superiority of intelligence over the empty “pot”,

“Fella, have you seen agents here?

- Mmm ...

-Are you deaf-mute?

- Yes!”, people comment in the social networks.

Important to note, on March 24, activist Zmitser Dashkevich was detained. On March 25, it is known about the detention of the Vitsebsk oppositionist Barys Khamaida. The police besieged the houses of other activists throughout the day.

During the celebration of the Freedom Day on March 25, activist Alena Talstaya chained herself to a post in the Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk to express her protest. She was also detained by police officers.

The police also detained acting Chairman of the United Civil Party Party Mikalai Kazlou and BCD Co-Chairman Vital Rymasheuski in the kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk.

In the center of Minsk, musicians Liavon Volski, Ihar Varashkevich, Zmitser Vaitsiushkevich and Pavel Arakelian, who were going to give a free concert in honor of the Freedom Day, were detained.

Then the police detained several more people who were going to celebrate the Freedom Day in the center of the capital.

In the evening of March 25, all those detained on Freedom Day, except for Alena Talstaya, were released from the Central district police department in Minsk.