Belarus protest leader ‘abducted’ after mass anti-gov’t march – By Al Jazeera and News Agencies (Al Jazeera) / Sept 7 2020
Unidentified people reportedly detain Maria Kolesnikova in central Minsk as police arrest demonstrators.
Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova has been abducted by unidentified people in central Minsk, according to the Belarusian Tut.By media outlet, citing a witness.
Masked men detained her and and drove her off in a minivan, said Tut.By.
The development on Monday came hours after security forces arrested 633 protesters following a mass anti-government rally on Sunday, the latest since the disputed August election.
Police in Minsk said they had not arrested Kolesnikova, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency.
Kolesnikova is the last one left in Belarus of three female politicians who joined forces before the August 9 presidential election to try to challenge longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko.
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