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A prisão do líder da oposição na Bielorrússia
On 27 April the Belarusian authorities sentenced Alexander Milinkevich and other members of the opposition to 15 days in prison for their participation in a rally to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Speaking in response, Minister for Europe Douglas Alexander said:
'I wholeheartedly condemn this action against people who were trying to exercise legitimate rights of freedom of assembly and expression. Once again the Belarusian authorities have demonstrated their lack of tolerance, respect for their people, and adherence to democratic standards.
'In line with the statements of the EU Presidency and colleagues in EU member states, I call on the Belarusian authorities to release immediately Mr Milinkevich, those imprisoned with him and all other political detainees imprisoned following the flawed presidential election on 19 March.'
Opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich was arrested on 27 April together with two other opposition leaders, Alexander Bukhvostov (Head of the Labour Party) and Syarhei Kalyakin (Head of the Party of Communists). Vintchuk Vyachorka (Head of the Belarusian People’s Front) was arrested on 26 April. Milinkevich, Bukhvostov and Vyachorka were sentenced to 15 days and Kalyakin to 14 days for "participating in an unauthorised rally". The EU Presidency issued a statement on 27 April condemning the arrest of Milinkevich. On 10 April EU foreign ministers agreed a travel ban against thirty-one individuals deemed responsible for the fraudulent election and the subsequent crackdown on the opposition. The travel ban includes Lukashenko.
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