Chasteners Detained The Girl Without Hands On The March in Minsk

Once the history of Aliaksandra, who recovered after the fire, shocked the Belarusians.

Aliaksandra Gushcha participated almost in all women's marches of the Belarusian revolution. She wears extraordinary outfits. The girl is fond of Japanese culture. The dress she wore on Saturday is an "untypical style of Japanese street fashion, invented in Tokyo in the 1990s," writes tut.by.

Aliaksandra Gushcha is Sasha who was injured in a fire when she was 11 months old. Her story united many people, people raised money on her treatment. After the tragedy, the girls' relatives were told that there was a chance of 3% that their daughter would survive. However, Sasha survived. She had 39 operations, now she is 33 years old. Sasha has no fingers on her hands, but she is a senior technical writer at a large IT company. She works with documentation in English.

- I try to wear red and white colours for the marches. I wore the dress of a Japanese brand on Saturday. It was produced in 2010. It is exclusive, so I'm glad it didn't wrinkle or tear off during the detention.

That evening (Saturday, September 19) Sasha was detained for the first time. In the coupling, she was standing next to her close friend. Her friend was hit on the head. When she saw it, Aliaksandra started screaming, kicking and hit one of the law enforcers.

- They kicked me on the leg several times and pulled me out of the coupling. At that moment the woman nearby felt weak; she fell down. Instinctively I wanted to rush to help, shouted that the person felt weak but I was lifted and taken to the paddy wagon.

- Did they see that you are a person with disabilities?

- With a comrade [riot policeman] who pulled me out of the coupling, we stood at a distance of an outstretched hand for some time. We looked at each other. I remembered that he had brown eyes and saw no reaction. He didn't care who I was and what had happened to me.

On Saturday, she was taken to Sovetskoe RUVD. Before she turned off her phone, Sasha managed to send messages to her mother and friends.

- The police officers recorded our data, made a video and said that those who had been detained for the first time were being released," Aliaksandra describes the situation.

- I didn't see any protocols and didn't sign anything. Other girls and I got a warning that consequences would be worse if they arrested us again.

Aliaksandra left the police department at around 10 pm. First of all, she started calling friends and relatives to say she was fine.

- My mother was the first person I called. I was very worried about her reaction to the message I had written in the paddy wagon. I believed she was increasingly concerned. My mother was smiling when I called her via conference call. She saw me - fragile, and disabled - pulled by three people. She said that I did great, and she was proud of me. When I remember our conversation, I have tears in my eyes. My friends and I discussed how hard it is when your relatives, especially parents, do not share your views. And how it's great luck when your relatives support you. I am lucky: my mother is my spring of strength.