Militia dispersed protest action in Hamarnik Street in Minsk. People beaten (updated)

Nina Narubai, participant of the action against construction a dwelling house on the site of children’s playground in Hamarnik Street, was detained by militiamen. One more participant of the protest action was beaten up.

Nina Narubai stood before the crane and didn’t allow him to the playground, Radio Svaboda reports.

About ten dwellers of Hamarnik Street in Minsk blocked a truck carrying the parts of a tower crane. They protest against construction of a dwelling house on the site of a children’s playground.

People began to protest yesterday, and blocked by the local dwellers trucks weren’t able to drive to the building area. Participants of the protest action organised night’s duties. However, builders managed to drive three trucks to the building yard in the morning. But four more trucks were staying along the street, and people didn’t allow them to go.

Women didn’t permit a small crane to the site. Builders began to fight with women, and called militia after some time. Militia officers detained Nina Narubai and began video shooting of participants of the action. The women had to disperse.

Nina Narubai: “Militiamen raised me in arms”

Nina Narubai participant of the protest action against construction of a house in Hamarnik Street, gave testimony in a militia post in Hamarnik Street, 41 and has been released.

“I came to the building area at 8 in the morning. A woman from our house was staying here. These jackals from the building site run up to us and tried to force us out. I asked them what the trouble was, I had the right to stay there. I didn’t violate the law. Then they began to shove my companion. After that they run up to me and began to insult me. Then they pulled off my companion. When a crane drove, I stood before it. Militia came one time, then again and again. Than a district militia officer from militia department in Hamarnik Street, 41, and four militiamen raised me in arms. Then guard me to a car, but I said I wouldn’t go anywhere. Then they guarded me to a militia post and questioned me,” Nina Narubai told to Radio Svaboda.

Natallya, living in Hamarnik Street, said he watched the events on the building site all night long;

“Their trucks couldn’t turn and they drove on pavements. We stood on the pavement before the trucks. Other dwellers joined us. Two builders attacked me, shoved, insulted, shouted that I was an alcoholic. They broke my nails, and I was bleeding. Naturally, they scared.”