13 oppositionists detained already

After a blast of a home-made bomb at the concert on July 4 Syarhei Chyslau, Viktar Lyashchynski, Ihar Korsak, Miraslau Lazouski, Tatsyana Pikun, Syarhei Vysotski, Anton Kopijsh, Paval Kuryanovich, Alyaksandar Syarheenka, Mikhail Pashkevich, Vital Stazharau, Kiryl Paulouski and Illya Bohdan were detained.

Today the established by the law 72-hour term of Syarhei Chyslau, Viktar Lyashchynski and Ihar Korsak’s detention finishes.

However, the investigators have decided to prolong the term of Miraslau Lazouski’s detention to 10 days. Relatives of the detained do not rule out that Ihar, Viktar and Syarhei won’t be released earlier as well.

Ihar Korsak has stated that he announces a hunger strike of protest against illegal detention in case he won’t be released today.

Young activists Anton Kopijsh, Paval Kuryanovich, Alyaksandr Serhiyenka and Illya Bohdan have been also interrogated in the criminal case opened on charges relating “malicious hooliganism” after a blast of home-made bomb at the concert on July 4. The young people have also been placed to a remand prison for 72 hours.

About an hour ago “Young Democrats” (Youth branch of the United Civil Party) leader Mikhail Pashkevich was detained near Nyamiha Street. Activists of the organisation Vital Stazharau and Kiryl Paulouski were detained together with Pashkevich.