Belarusian presidential election protest demonstration Many detainees EU sanction talks August 12 at 20:47

The EU-European Union held an urgent foreign ministers' meeting this week to impose sanctions on Belarus, following a protest demonstration in the former Soviet Union that accuses presidential elections of misconduct and a large number of detainees. Will be discussed.

In Belarus, the six elections of President Lukashenko were confirmed in the presidential election held on the 9th, but demonstrations accusing "the election results were tampered with" were held for three consecutive days, according to the Ministry of Interior, About 5000 people are detained.

EU Minister for Foreign Affairs of the European Union, Borel, may also impose sanctions on Belarusian officials on the 11th, saying, "We will take action against those responsible for crackdowns, unlawful arrests, and alteration of election results." He showed a firm attitude.

The EU will hold an urgent foreign ministers' meeting on the 14th and is expected to discuss sanctions on Belarus.

Meanwhile, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry responded in a statement yesterday, saying "sanctions are being considered just two days after the elections are complete. The EU is trying to make an important political decision too quickly, which is far from acceptable." I am.

Belarusians protest in Tokyo'results are wrong'

While protests continued over the results of the presidential elections held in Belarus, people from Belarus who live in Japan in Tokyo also protested that the results were incorrect on the 12th.

Near the Belarusian embassy in Tokyo on the morning of the 12th, about 15 people from Belarus living in Japan gathered and raised a placard and complained, "Let us vote" or "Kill the dictator". It was

The Belarusian embassy said it could only vote in China and Vietnam this time in Asia, saying that there were not enough people in Japan who wanted to vote before the deadline because of NHK's interview. Talking

A male employee who participated said, "My fellow Koreans in Belarus are protesting, but I can't do anything in Japan, so I decided to participate in this activity. I couldn't even vote this time. I felt discriminated against and could not forgive."

Natalia Betroit, who called for protests, said, "I want to seek a fair election and show my support for local protests. You can't keep quiet sideways."