The meeting was attended by Daniela de Ridder, Special Representative of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on Eastern Europe, and OSCE PA Secretary General Roberto Montella.
Summary:
– Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told about the terrible conditions of detention in Belarusian prisons and urged the OSCE to take action.
– Special Representative Daniela de Ridder stated that the situation in Belarus is a priority issue. She plans a number of meetings with Belarusians, including Andrei Savinykh, Head of the Belarusian Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
– Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya explained in detail what the All Belarusian People's Assembly really is. “This is nothing more than a meeting of Lukashenka's nomenclature. Another semblance of a fake inauguration. He's doing it for himself, not people”.
– The elected leader reported about the “courts” in Belarus, where people are sentenced to years of imprisonment. Judges do not listen to arguments, the law does not work in Belarus. Tomorrow there will be a “trial” of journalists Daria Chultsova and Katsiaryna Andreyeva. Therefore, the OSCE needs to more actively seek opportunities for negotiations – because every day of the regime's operation brings new victims.
“Belarusians have not backed down and will not back down. The thirst for freedom has not disappeared anywhere”, said Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
