Opposition demonstrator arrested in Lida

26/04/2009 - 14:44

Yauhen Skrabets, a member of the European Belarus opposition group from Brest, was arrested by police in Lida, Hrodna region, on April 25 after a group of opposition supporters had staged a protest against the construction of a nuclear power plant in Belarus.
Police detained four participants, three were released, while Skrabets spent the night in jail. He has not returned calls after his arrest.

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