{"id":106858,"date":"2024-09-27T14:33:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T11:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/106858\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"police-arrest-at-least-10-destructive-characters-in-homiel-region","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/106858\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest at least 10 \u201cdestructive characters\u201d in Homiel region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n (Interior ministry's press office)<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

September 27, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Law enforcers said they have arrested at least 10 people in the southern Belarusian towns of Brahin, Jelsk, \u0141oje\u016d, Chojniki and Naro\u016dla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Telegram channel associated with the police released a video of unarmed civilians being brutally arrested without resistance. It called the arrestees “destructive characters.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of them said he befriended Ukrainians in a video game and insulted Russia and Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka in online comments under their influence. Another man appears to have been arrested for a tattoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of those arrested confessed to following “extremist” pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of them were charged, while others got away with a warning, the source said, without elaborating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 19, media reported that security forces carried out raids in H\u0142ybokaje, Viciebsk region, and Stolin, Brest region, to arrest people involved in “extremist activity.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In H\u0142ybokaje, 20 locals were arrested for taking part in street protests against electoral fraud in 2020. At least five people were arrested in Stolin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 18, media reported that seven people were arrested for subscribtions to “extremist” social media in the Homiel region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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