“More than a thousand people were detained for participating in unauthorized mass events,” the statement says.
It is specified that on the night of August 11-12, focal gatherings of citizens in 25 settlements were noted in Belarus.
On August 10, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus announced 3 thousand detainees, and on the 11th, about 2 thousand.
The media also reported on the detention of the coordinators of the riots in Minsk.