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|  | Belarussian courts have jailed more than 150 opposition protesters
following demonstrations against the president's landslide election
victory.
Arrested protesters complained of ill-treatment by police
Those sentenced to up to 15 days in jail included Mariusz Maszkiewicz, a former Polish ambassador to Belarus.
President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election on 19 March
has been widely condemned as fraudulent by the opposition and by
Western observers.
A runner-up in the election, Alexander Kozulin, is also in jail.
He could face up to six years in jail on hooliganism charges, correspondents report.
Mr Kozulin was arrested when police broke up an
opposition rally in Minsk on Saturday. He is being held in a jail in
Zhodino, 40km (25 miles) north-east of the capital.
Mr Kozulin complained of back and knee pain after being
beaten by police, his lawyer Igor Rynkevich told the Associated Press
news agency.
Polish protest
Poland has complained that Mr Maszkiewicz was beaten up after he was detained.
Another Polish diplomat, the consul in the western city
of Grodno, has been prevented by Belarussian customs officers from
entering the country.
Belarussian state television accused consul Ianusz
Dabrowski of smuggling in publications denigrating Belarus and of
meeting "radical" opposition activists.
The EU has voiced outrage at the arrest of Mr Kozulin and other protesters, demanding their immediate release.
Belarussian Interior Minister Vladimir Naumov said Mr
Kozulin had been arrested because he had called for people to rise up
against the state.
Belarus insists Mr Lukashenko's win was fair.
The US and EU have agreed to impose sanctions on Belarus, likely to include a travel ban against Mr Lukashenko.
Canada has decided to limit its official relations with
Belarus and has demanded the release of Frederick Lavoie, a Quebec
journalist arrested while covering the demonstrations in Minsk. | |
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