The driver who hit a traffic policeman in Minsk was detained with a service weapon. This was announced on Wednesday, August 12, by the press secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus Olga Chemodanova.
“A man driving a Škoda hit a traffic policeman. The driver tried to escape from the scene, but was soon detained. To stop the vehicle, employees of the State Traffic Inspectorate used service weapons, ”she wrote in her Telegram channel.
Earlier that day it became known that a traffic policeman was hit by a car. It was noted that it is impossible to say for sure whether it was a deliberate hit or accident.
Mass protests have been taking place in Belarus since August 9, on that day, presidential elections were held in the country. The current head of state Alexander Lukashenko, according to the CEC, received 80.08% of the vote, opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was supported by 10.09% of voters. Tikhanovskaya’s headquarters did not recognize the results of the vote.
After that, people who disagreed with the election results began to take to the streets. They are opposed by the security forces. In the clashes, there are casualties on both sides.