Contest for power in Belarus depends on workers
naviny.byBlames foreigners and criminals“To begin with, I’ll say that I’m still alive and I’m not abroad, contrary to what our respected opponents allege,” the Belarusian leader said at a government conference on August 14.
He said the protests were instigated by foreigners and led by hardened criminals.Earlier the same day, Belarus extradited 33 suspected terrorists arrested in Belarus on July 29 back to Russia.Although Lukašenka pinned the protests on foreigners and criminals, teachers, doctors, workers, athletes, actors, priests and state media journalists joined demonstrations against police brutality on August 13 and 14. Authorities may reckon with workersWalkouts were reported at, among others, Minsk Electrotechnical Plant, Belarusian Steel.