Staff Tikhanovski called on security forces to protect peaceful protesters

the headquarters of the candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski urged the security forces not to violate the country laws and to protect the peaceful protesters.

As stated at the press conference, a representative team policy Olga kovalkova, the Belarusians have “a constitutional right to peaceful protest”.

Svetlana Herself Tikhanovski also appealed to the military, the police and the protesters, the newspaper reports Sputnik of Belarus. She urged security forces “to remember that they are part of the people” and their supporters — not to give the police cause for violence.

In turn, the press-Secretary Anna krasulina Tikhanovski expressed concern that the Belarusian authorities accuse rivals of Lukashenka in the presidential elections of organizing riots in the capital.

we will Remind, on Sunday, Belarus held presidential elections. The victory, according to preliminary data of the CEC, was won by the incumbent country leader Alexander Lukashenko more than 80% of the votes, his rival Svetlana Tikhanovski, according to official estimates received 7%. In Minsk and other cities of the country began protests and clashes with law enforcement officers.