Another opponent of the ruler Alexander Lukashenko has apparently been kidnapped in Belarus.
The circumstances are extremely dubious.
Belarus
remains unstable
after the controversial election of ruler
Alexander Lukashenko
.
“Europe's last dictator”
dramatically increased
the military presence in the
capital Minsk
.
Demonstrators are being arrested again and again.
Opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova was
abducted in an extremely dubious manner on
Monday
.
Minsk - After the presidential election in
Belarus (Belarus)
, the country is in turmoil.
Alexander Lukashenko
, who is regarded as “Europe's last dictator”, not only claimed the election victory for himself - he is also using increasing violence against the demonstrators.
The reason for the unrest are serious allegations against the ruler.
The election is said to have been massively falsified.
Government critics were systematically persecuted and arrested even before the election.
Opposition candidate Svetlana Tichanovaskaya
fled to Lithuania after the election on the urgent advice of her advisors.
Now the news platform RIA reports, according to several media reports, that apparently another Lukashenko opponent was less lucky.
The
Opposition politician Maria Kolesnikowa
was abducted - and that under extremely dubious circumstances.
According to this, Kolesnikowa was arrested in the Belarusian
capital Minsk
by previously unidentified people
.
It is assumed that the opposition politician will be arrested.
For the time being nothing more was known about Kolesnikova's disappearance.
The 38-year-old is one of the most important
opposition activists
in
Belarus
who oppose the controversial
head of state Lukashenko
.
Some colleagues on the panel had previously been arrested, left the country or forced to leave the country.
Belarus (Belarus): Belarus: Lukashenko's opponent Maria Kolesnikova apparently abducted
Kolesnikova works for
ex-bank chief Viktor Babariko
, who wanted to run for president.
She is also on the Presidium of the Coordination Council, which seeks a peaceful change of power.
Kolesnikowa
had
lived
in
Stuttgart
for
many years
and managed cultural projects from there.
Kolesnikova appeared repeatedly in protests and was cheered by the demonstrators.
She marched with the large demonstration on Sunday in Minsk.
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Maria Kolesnikowa is an opposition politician in Belarus.
(Archive image)
© Ulf Mauder / dpa
The background to the protests is the
presidential election
more than four weeks ago.
Lukashenko
had then declared himself the winner with 80.1 percent of the vote.
The opposition, however, considers
Tichanovskaya
to be the real winner.
The vote is criticized internationally as grossly falsified.
Despite the serious allegations against the ruler, he has so far faced few international consequences.
(nai / dpa)
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