Passers-by on Independence Avenue in MinskMINSK, February 20 disrupt the referendum on constitutional amendments, Sputnik Belarus reports. We are talking about people who «received instructions from abroad, called for the spoiling of ballots, intimidating members of election commissions and threatening them.» 
Lukashenko outlined the position of Belarus in the event of a war»In the letters they sent on behalf of policemen and judges, there are direct threats and an indication that that their addresses are known <…> Curators from abroad have been identified, coordinators and ordinary performers in Belarus have been detained,» the report says. Deputy head of the KGB investigative department Konstantin Bychek stressed that an attempt to disrupt a referendum is a serious crime and manifestation of extremism. «We know all the customers, organizers, performers, coordinators and sponsors of criminal acts. Ultimately, the principle of the inevitability of punishment will be implemented in accordance with the current legislation,» he said. February. According to the head of the Central Election Commission Igor Karpenko, the preparations are proceeding without problems. At the same time, President Alexander Lukashenko warned that the opposition abroad had prepared a new plan to destabilize the country for the referendum, and State Secretary of the Security Council Alexander Volfovich stated that anti-Belarusian centers were nurturing the intention to take revenge for the suppression of protests in 2020.
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