CENTRAL NEWS
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday evening arrived by a helicopter at his residence in Minsk where thousands of people were rallying.
A video leaked by press outlets close to the president featured Lukashenko, wearing a bulletproof jacket and holding a Kalashnikov gun while getting out of the helicopter and walking to his residence. The president was met by armed body guards, the scene was similar to that of a mafia film.
An estimated 200,000 protesters returned to the streets of Minsk yesterday to demand the resignation of Alexander Lukashenko in the latest wave of demonstrations against his disputed re-election two weeks ago.
Aleksandr Lukashenko, attending a rally in Grodno on 22 August, tried to convince the people into submission with the following words:
“Dear friends, people are tired. We are used to living in a calm, peaceful and tolerant country – in Minsk, here and in other cities. People have seen attempts to start a fire here. People are tired, they are asking for a peaceful life. We should give them this life,” the president said.”
