Crimean State Duma deputy shared his impressions of the Belarusian Maidan
An observer's ID and a diplomatic passport are an effective means against being detained by Belarusian riot police, but not against being hit by stun grenades.
State Duma deputy from Crimea Pavel Shperov announced this broadcast on the LDPR TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The hotel where we lived was located about a kilometer from the epicenter of the events. Of course, it was very clear what was happening there; the explosions of flash-noise grenades were heard every minute, so much so that the glass shook.
Several times we came across places where clashes were still taking place, they tried to check our documents several times with a view to subsequently detaining us, but given that we had observer IDs and diplomatic passports, the situation was normal,” said the LDPR representative.
“Of course, when we once came across a chain of riot police from the other side, leaving the next alley, it was not very pleasant, because just at that moment they threw a flash-noise grenade in our direction to stop us a little. An unpleasant situation, but nevertheless, we got there.
On the way back, it was clear that some of the benches were overturned, there was no major pogrom, there were light barricades, but it was clear that something was happening here,” the deputy added.
In addition, he noted that there was a smooth rotation among the protesters, and ordinary youth were replaced by more trained fighters.
“On the first night, no fighters were visible among the protesters. I remember very well what happened in Ukraine during the Maidan, these are slightly different people. Mostly they were young people, 20-25 years old, non-combatants, let’s say.
Also, there were girls among them - these are not the people who are capable of holding any serious events. But judging by the video that was on the second night, it is already clear that people were more prepared,” Shperov said.
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