Two people were detained for no reason near the Belarusian embassy in Moscow

In Moscow, two people were detained near the Belarusian embassy, ​​who were peacefully standing near the building, not holding any actions. The detainees themselves informed OVD-Info about this.

Mikhail Lebedev and Svetlana Sakovskaya did not hold a picket or rally and did not have posters or other political symbols. The policemen demanded that they leave the building and then took them to a service car. What they are going to impute is unknown.

The car with the detainees is not running and is not going anywhere. Lebedev and Sakovskaya say they are cold.

23:00 The detainees were released from the Basmanny police department after a preventive conversation.

• On August 9, 2020, presidential elections were held in Belarus. According to authorities, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko received about 80% of the vote, while opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya received about 10%. Residents of Belarus, outraged by the official results, took to protest in several cities. Belarusian law enforcement officers used tear gas, stun grenades, rubber bullets, and water cannons against the protesters.
• The human rights center "Viasna" reports that since the beginning of the Belarusian protests, more than 30 thousand people have been detained. Human rights activists also reported at least 500 recorded cases of torture in connection with detentions.
• The suppression of protests in Belarus caused a wide response among the inhabitants of Russia: those wishing to express solidarity with Belarusians go out in Russian cities with single pickets and hold other solidarity actions.