Riot police arrest Belarusian opposition leader Kozulin
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Presidential candidate [[w:Aleksandr Kozulin|Aleksandr Kozulin]], leader of the [[Belarus]]ian opposition against President [[Alexander Lukashenko]], has been arrested by Belarusian police, according to witness reports at a march. The march was being held to protest the arrests of 200 fellow demonstrators who are being held at a detention center in the area. Witnesses stated that Kozulin was pulled out of a crowd of protestors and arressted by riot police at the scene. 

Interfax news agency stated that [[w:Aleksandr Milinkevitch|Aleksandr Milinkevitch]] was also arrested. Sergei Voznyak, a press secretary for Milinkevitch, has since stated, "A few minutes ago I spoke to Milinkevich's aides. He has not been arrested and is in safety." He also commented that the personal spokesman for Milinkevitch, Pavel Mazheiko, had been arrested. 

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/uriks/article1258973.ece
|title=Opposisjonsleder arrestert
|author=
|pub=Aftenposten
|date=March 25, 2006}} (in Norwegian)

*{{source|url=http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=5202402&PageNum=0
|title=Police detain opposition candidate Kozulin 
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|pub=Itar-Tass
|date=March 25, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-03-25T152617Z_01_L25304926_RTRUKOC_0_US-BELARUS-OPPOSITION-ARRESTS.xml
|title=Police detain Belarus opposition leader: witnesses
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|pub=Reuters
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[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
[[Category:Europe]]
[[Category:Belarus]]
[[Category:Alexander Lukashenko]]

[[de:Unklarheit über die Festnahme weißrussischer Oppositionspolitiker]]
[[pl:Białoruś: Kazulin aresztowany, tłumione protesty opozycji]]
[[sv:Kravallpoliser arresterade vitrysk oppositionsledare]]
Presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, leader of the Belarusian opposition against President Alexander Lukashenko, has been arrested by Belarusian police, according to witness reports at a march. The march was being held to protest the arrests of 200 fellow demonstrators who are being held at a detention center in the area. Witnesses stated that Kozulin was pulled out of a crowd of protestors and arressted by riot police at the scene. 

Interfax news agency stated that Aleksandr Milinkevitch was also arrested. Sergei Voznyak, a press secretary for Milinkevitch, has since stated, "A few minutes ago I spoke to Milinkevich's aides. He has not been arrested and is in safety." He also commented that the personal spokesman for Milinkevitch, Pavel Mazheiko, had been arrested. 

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de:Unklarheit über die Festnahme weißrussischer Oppositionspolitiker
pl:Białoruś: Kazulin aresztowany, tłumione protesty opozycji
Politics and conflicts Europe Belarus Alexander Lukashenko