The opposition responded to the initiation of a case on the seizure of power in Belarus
The initiation by the Prosecutor General of Belarus of a criminal case under the article Seizure of power is an attempt to put pressure on citizens of the republic. Such a statement was made on August 20 by a member of the coordinating council for ensuring the transit of power and confidant of the former presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Olga Kovalkova. Follow the development of events in the broadcast: Maidan is looming: Belarus is on strike and protesting - all the news See also: The Prosecutor General's Office of Belarus has opened a case on the seizure of power by the opposition. She emphasized that the intentions of the coordinating council are exclusively peaceful, the opposition does not set the goal of seizing power by any illegal means. Kovalkova, in an interview with TASS, noted that the work of the council is based only on law, unlike law enforcement agencies, which have recently acted in absolutely illegal ways. Our main demand is to restore the rule of law in Belarus so that we are all safe. It is necessary that law enforcement agencies ensure our security and act exclusively within the framework of the legislation, Kovalkova added. According to the news agency, the coordinating council for the transfer of power in Belarus was initiated on August 14 by ex-presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. The Constitutional Court is formed through the submission of applications to supporters of the pro-Western opposition, grouped around the election headquarters of Tikhanovskaya. Also on the topic: The State Duma warned the Belarusian opposition against breaking up on August 19, the Prosecutor General of Belarus Alexander Konyuk announced the initiation of a criminal case against representatives of the opposition from among the members of the coordinating council for the transfer of power in the republic. The supervisory authority believes that the creation and activities of the council are aimed at seizing state power, as well as at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus. The case was initiated under article 361 of the Criminal Code of the Republic.
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