10:26 30.03.2017

Two Ukrainian citizens detained in Belarus waiting for deportation

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Two Ukrainian citizens detained in Belarus waiting for deportation

The court of Belarus has decided to deport two Ukrainian citizens to Ukraine detained during protest rallies in Minsk on March 25, which are still in the detention center, head of the consular department of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's Consular Service Vasyl Kyrylych has said.

"One of Ukrainian citizens was brought to administrative responsibility and arrested for 15 days. In relation to the other two, the court decided to deport them to Ukraine," he told Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday.

Kyrylych also said that the detained Ukrainians are kept in the pretrial detention centre in Minsk at the moment.

The Ukrainian embassy expects permission from the Belarusian Foreign Ministry for a consular representative to visit detained Ukrainians.

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