A case has been opened against PMC fighters detained in Belarus for preparing terrorist attacks.

A criminal case has been initiated against the Wagner PMC fighters detained in Belarus under the article on preparing a terrorist attack, said State Secretary of the country's Security Council Andrei Ravkov.

Ravkov “stated that a criminal case had been initiated under article 290 of some kind.” We are talking about preparing a terrorist act,” reported. Tut.by

Today Ravkov spoke at a meeting with candidates for the presidency of Belarus, competitors of the incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko. According to a participant in the meeting, candidate Anna Kanopatskaya, the official warned of “possible provocations during mass events” and said that the detainees were testifying at various police departments.

• "Terrorist" article 290 of the Criminal Code of Belarus consists of six parts. Part of the note - “a threat to commit an act of terrorism” - when committed by a group of persons by prior agreement, provides for imprisonment for a term of three to eight years.

• You can read about the details and versions of yesterday's detention of fighters of the Russian PMC Wagner near Minsk in the evening mailing of The Bell.