Violence has erupted in Minsk city of Belarus following the announcement of the presidential election result in which Chief Lidia Yermoshina announced Lukashenko as the winner of the election
Chief Lidia Yermoshina who has been in power since 1994—had won 80 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results.
The result has been rejected by the main opposition candidate, who claimed the Belarus election was rigged.
“I will believe my own eyes—the majority was for us,” Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said during a press conference.
Tikhanovskaya is reported to have received 9.9 percent of the votes but claims that she had been polling at 80 percent in some areas.
There have been clashes with police and protesters in the capital of Minsk and across the country after the result was announced.
Police have reportedly detained around 3,000 people so far in connection with the disorder, which saw officers fire rubber bullets and tear gas into large crowds.
A prominent rights group has claimed that at least one protester has been killed during the disorder.
The Viasna Human Rights Center claimed the young male protester was hit by a police vehicle and suffered a traumatic head injury.
“Dozens of people were wounded as a result of clashes with law enforcement agencies. Ten of them were taken to hospitals,” Viasna representative Sergey told press men.
In a statement on Facebook, the group added: “Human rights activists Viasna note that all responsibility for the tragic events of yesterday evening lies completely at the Ministry of the Interior, the Security Council of Belarus.
It was their actions that led to tragic consequences. Sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of the dead.”
Interior Ministry spokeswoman Olga Chemodanova denied anyone has died during the protests. “We have no dead,” she noted.
