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Belarus plainclothes policemen detain people during an action entitled "Revolution via Social Network" in Minsk, Belarus on July 13, 2011.
AP Photo/Sergei Grits
Today at 17:24 | Reuters
WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The United States called on Monday for the immediate release of Ales Belyatsky, a leading Belarussian human rights activist detained last week on tax evasion charges his rights group denounced as political.
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko's government has cracked down on the opposition after a disputed December 2010 election in which he secured a fourth term, sentencing dozens, including former presidential candidates, to prison for taking part in a rally to protest against the election results.
State Department spokesman Mark Toner described Belyatsky's detention as the latest in a series of rights violations by the Lukashenko government.
"We are deeply concerned about the arrest," Toner said of Belyatsky's arrest, which his group, Vesna-96, said occurred late on Thursday. The group has provided legal aid to those prosecuted over the December rally and runs a website to publicize alleged cases of human rights abuses.
"Belyatsky's arrest represents another unfortunate sign of Belarus's self-isolation and violation of international standards on democracy, human rights, and the rule of law," he said.
"The United States calls on the Government of Belarus to immediately and unconditionally release Mr. Belyatsky and the more than 40 political prisoners in Belarus today."
The United States and the European Union have introduced travel restrictions and other sanctions against Lukashenko and other Belarussian officials this year after condemning the post-election crackdown.
