Courts in Minsk were considering charges against two members of a council that opposition activists established last week to negotiate a transition of power following President Alexander Lukashenko's winning a sixth term in an election that critics contend was rigged.
"They are trying to push me out of the country," Latushko told reporters. "I have been threatened with arrest and prison violence, but I'm not planning to leave Belarus." "The Coordination Council isn't attempting to take power," Latushko told reporters after being questioned. "All we want is to try to find a solution for the political crisis."
The police crackdown fueled public anger, helping swell the number of protesters that reached an unprecedented peak of about 200,000 for two consecutive Sundays. The huge crowds forced the government to back off and allow the demonstrations to go largely unhindered for the past two weeks.
Well...a massive national strike would shut Lukeshenko up pretty quick!
We need to begin calling President Alexander Lukashenko what he really is: Dictator.