The freed Belarusian oppositionist Mikołaj Statkiewicz was again detained after he refused to leave Belarus on the border with Lithuania. The masked people who were close then drove him distant in an unknown direction.
"When we arrived at the border (with Lithuania), Nikolay Statkiewicz practically ran off the bus and ran into the territory of Belarus. He was detained" - said Denis Kuczynski, advisor to the leader of the Belarusian opposition Swiatlana Cichanouska. Statkiewicz spent any time in the border lane, where he was tried to convince him to go to Lithuania, but refused.
Mass release of political prisoners
On Thursday, Belarus released 52 political prisoners from prison. Previously, the leader of this country, Alaksandr Lukashenko, met with the U.S. President's envoy John Coale in Minsk.
MFA spokesperson Paweł Wroński reported that according to preliminary reports 3 Polish citizens were among the freed. Among them were people sentenced to long-term sentences and 8 Belarusian citizens who were journalists - co-workers of Belsat tv and another Polish media.
"They stood next to us, 3 meters away. Nobody explained anything to him where he would go" - reported the situation of Jauheeni Wilski, a collaborator of Statkiewicz. erstwhile it became clear that the oppositionist would not change his mind, he was forcibly taken the other way.
Nationals of different countries
Belarusian state agency BielTA reported that Lukashenko pardoned 14 foreigners, including 2 Polish citizens. Six of the remaining freed are citizens of Lithuania, 2 of Latvia, 2 of Germany, 1 of them is French and 1 of the UK.
The independent media listed the surname of Lithuanian citizen - Elena Ramanauskine and the wife of British diplomat Julia Fener, who is besides a British citizen. In addition to Statkiewicz, freedom was besides to be regained on Thursday by another Belarusian oppositionists, including philosopher Uladzimir Mackiewicz, activist Nikola Dziadok and blogger Ihar Łosik.
Sources used: "PAP" Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
