BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

18/02/2008

Belarusian opposition Leader Milinkevich detained - press service

MINSK. Feb 18 (Interfax) - One of the leaders of the Belarusian opposition Alexander Milinkevich has been detained in Minsk, the politician's press service told Interfax on Monday.

"Alexander [Milinkevich] got in touch with us and told us that he has been detained at the Minsk department of the Investigative Committee at the Interior Ministry," the press service said.

"According to Milinkevich, his detention is linked to the events on January 10 [an unauthorized rally of entrepreneurs]," the press service said.

Source:

http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11971499

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