(Belarus) Opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova remanded in custody by Minsk court (TASS)

Maria Kolesnikova, a member of the Coordination Council of the Belarusian opposition, was remanded in custody after a hearing at the Minsk district court had rejected her complaint, former Belarusian presidential candidate Viktor Babariko’s Telegram channel reported on Saturday.

Under the Minsk district court ruling, Kolesnikova will remand in custody at Minsk’s pre-trial detention center No.1, where she was transferred to from the Zhodino pre-trial detention center on January 8. Earlier, the investigation extended Kolesnikova’s custody until March 8.

“I am going to appeal against the Partizansky District Court’s ruling not later than tomorrow (to the Minsk City Court – TASS). And Maria Kolesnikova will appeal within 24 hours after the ruling is handed to her at the pre-trial detention center,” Lyudmila Kazak, the lawyer for Kolesnikova, said.

Kolesnikova was detained in the early hours of September 8 on suspicion of calling for a power grab. Prosecutors sanctioned her arrest. On September 16, she was charged with public calls for the seizure of power or the violent overthrow of Belarus’ constitutional system.

The Coordination Council was set up on August 14 on the initiative of former presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who refused to recognize the August 9 election results. Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko received 80.1% of the vote, while Tikhanovskaya, garnered 10.12%.

Marco Emanuele
Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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