Police in Minsk holds considerable power at the stele "Minsk – city-hero" and in adjacent avenues, but not trying to interfere in the protests in different parts of the city, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
The stelae are about a dozen paddy wagons and a few long yellow buses with militiamen inside. In addition, there is parked a few black vans. The police did not try to intervene in protests taking place in different parts of the city, particularly around the railway Palace of culture, metro stations "Pushkinskaya" and "Stone hill".
Mass protests began across Belarus on 9 August, after the presidential election, won by incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, according to the CEC, he scored 80,08% of the vote. Unauthorized protests continue, but they harshly suppressed by the security forces. Against protesters, the law enforcement officers used tear gas, water cannons, stun grenades, and rubber bullets. As reported, the interior Ministry, during the riots one person was killed, he tried to throw an unidentified explosive device in the direction of law enforcement.
