Protester Killed at Belarus Protests Was Shot by Security Forces, CIT Investigation Finds
According to the official version, he died from the explosion of a device.
The only person officially killed so far in the protests in Belarus did not die from the explosion of an unknown device. He was killed by security forces. This is reported by an investigation by the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT).
For the investigation, the team studied the video published on the day of Alexander Taraikovsky's death in detail, frame by frame. There is no explosive device in the video, but a muzzle flash from a shot fired by security forces is visible, after which the man fell.
On the night of August 10 to 11, a group of security forces in green uniforms and carrying weapons appeared in Minsk. The CIT team believes they are either the KGB Alpha special forces unit of Belarus or the Interior Ministry's Almaz special unit. One researcher believes that their weapons included Benelli M4 shotguns and GM-94 grenade launchers firing rubber bullets.
“In any case, this video contradicts the Belarusian Interior Ministry's version of a self-detonation, since no flash from an explosion in the protester's hand is visible, whereas the flash from a shot by one of the special forces officers in the line is, on the contrary, clearly visible,” CIT said.
On August 10, at the end of the day, the Belarusian Interior Ministry confirmed the death of the first person at the Minsk protests, stating that an “unidentified explosive device” had exploded in his hands.
The wife of the deceased Alexander told Tut.by in a comment that her husband's medical death certificate listed an open chest wound as the main cause of death.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that the authorities would not prevent strikes at state enterprises. He also denied rumors of his departure from the country and a deterioration in his health.
A criminal case has been opened against the founder of the Belarusian Telegram channels NEXTA, who faces up to 15 years in prison for “organizing mass disorder”.
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