The Vyasna human rights center said on February 5 that Belarusian law enforcement has detained five retired police colonels who in 2020 issued a video statement condemning police brutality during a crackdown on protesters who challenged the official result of a presidential poll that handed victory to authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Ihar Kislyak, Vyachaslau Ilyich, Andrey Daroshka, Vital Paprotski, and Dzmitry Udovin were detained on January 31 and placed in Detention Center No. 1 on unspecified charges. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Belarus Service, click here.
Five Retired Belarusian Police Colonels Who Condemned Crackdown Detained
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