Opposition activists arrested for laying flowers

• 12.04.2012, 10:35

Some young activists were detained at the Kastrychnitskaya metro station.

Police detained activists during a ceremony to open a memorial sign “River of Memory” near the entrance to the Kastrychnitskaya metro station in Minsk. Name of two detainees are known: Anastasia Shuleika and Yury Khodus, Viasna human rights centre reports.

The activists were taken to the Leninski district police department. According to the press service of the Revolution by Social Network group, the activists were accused of swearing.