She wrote about this on her Twitter.

She called on the Belarusian authorities to “observe fundamental rights”.

“There is no place for harassment and brutal repressions against peaceful demonstrators in Europe,” said the head of the EC.

Ursula von der Leyen also called for an accurate vote count in the elections in Belarus.

On August 9, presidential elections were held in Belarus, after which riots broke out.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that 39 security officials and 50 civilians were injured during the protests. It was also reported about the detention of about 3 thousand people.

Protest actions took place in 33 settlements of the country.