WithTo Belarus: ex-presidential candidate Andrei Dmitriev was detained for participating in riots Andrei Dmitriev was detained on January 11. The investigation claims that he took part in mass riots in Minsk after the opposition did not agree with another victory of Alexander Lukashenko
Andrey Dmitriev
Former presidential candidate of Belarus, co-chairman of the liquidated public association “Tell the Truth” Andrei Dmitriev was detained “for involvement in extremist activities”, including for participation in mass riots, the Belarusian IC reported.
Dmitriev was detained on January 11, the reasons were not previously reported. In the 2020 presidential election, he lost to the incumbent head of state Alexander Lukashenko and the candidate of the united opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
According to the investigators of the Belarusian IC, the politician took part in the street riots that took place in Minsk in August—September 2020. “It is also established that the suspect crossed the state border of the Republic of Belarus 599 times, 33 of them after 2020. The investigation believes that Dmitriev’s contacts with representatives of the West and the United States may indicate the coordination of his “political” activities from abroad. There is information that the detainee was in contact with the US State Secretariat and personally with its former head Hillary Clinton,” the report says.
Dmitriev is suspected under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of Belarus (organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them). The maximum penalty under the article provides for up to four years in prison.
Andrey Dmitriev was one of four registered opponents of the current President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in the 2020 presidential election. According to the CEC of the country, he won 1.2% of the votes. The association “Tell the Truth”, in which he was a co-chairman, was liquidated by the Supreme Court of Belarus in October 2021, citing violations in the activities of the organization. Dmitriev himself said that with any court decision, the representatives of “Tell the Truth” will continue their activities.
The presidential elections in Belarus were held on August 9, 2020. The victory, according to the CEC, was won by Lukashenko with 80.10% of the votes, the second place was taken by Tikhanovskaya with 10.12%. The opposition called these data falsified. After the announcement of the official results, mass protests began in the country, which lasted for several months. Many opposition leaders have either been detained or left the country. Dmitriev was last detained in August last year, but later released.
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