Thirty-two Russians, formerly detained in Belarus, returned to Russia, said Prosecutor General's office.
The Department stressed that one of the detainees, besides Russian, also has Belarusian citizenship, so he stayed in the Republic.
There are facts confirming that the arrest in Belarus 33 Russians — organized from a third country provocation designed to complicate relations between Moscow and Minsk in the period of preparation for elections of the President of Belarus, said the Ambassador of Russia Dmitry Mezentsev.
According to the diplomat, "in the circumstances, the Belarusian law enforcers straightforward and harshly reacted to the presence of this group on the territory of the Republic, not having all completeness of the information, and, unfortunately, without collaboration with Russian colleagues".
The regime of detention in Belarus, the Russian citizens has improved, they do not Express grievances, including the investigation, said Friday the Russian Ambassador in Minsk Dmitry Mezentsev.
The staff of the consular Department of the Russian Embassy on August 6-7, held meetings with citizens of the Russian Federation, which are under investigation. The first meeting with the consuls took place in the night from 31 July to 1 August.
Producer Joseph Prigogine suggested that Russian actors refused to participate in concerts in Belarus before the presidential election, because I don't want to participate in the "election campaign any of the candidates," he and his wife Valerie also refused to travel.
Earlier, the Russian singer Leonid Agutin and other artists reported that they did not arrive at scheduled for August 8 concert in Belarus. The presidential elections scheduled for 9 August.
33 detention of Russians in Belarus provoked the security services of Ukraine, writes "Komsomolskaya Pravda" citing a source in the Russian special services.
The Belarusian authorities announced on July 29 on the arrest of 33 Russian citizens, who, according to them are "militants" private military company. SK of Belarus clarified that the detainees are suspected of preparing mass riots in the Republic. Thus, according to intelligence services, previously information was received of the arrival in Belarus ", more than 200 militants to destabilize the situation during the election campaign." The Russian foreign Ministry stressed that odious interpretation of the Belarusian party of detention of Russians do not stand up to scrutiny, and called for an end to whipping up unnecessary negative emotions.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the permanent members of the security Council of Russia expects for a speedy clarification of all circumstances of detention of Russian citizens in Belarus and their release, reported the press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov.
This was discussed at the meeting in the video conference which the President held on Friday. "There was considerable conversation about the incident with detention of Russian citizens in Belarus", - said Peskov.
A group of Russians detained in Belarus, provided by attorneys, they are under a gag order, told RIA Novosti on Friday, press Secretary of the Belarusian Republican bar Association (BRCA) Daria Superca.
"The Russians detained in Belarus, provided the lawyers. Each of the detainees under the law have the opportunity to realize their right to protection, and the opportunity they were given. The defenders gave a subscription to disclose data of preliminary investigation" - has told a press-the Secretary BRKA.
Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov has declared that, most likely, the detainees in Belarus Russians — employees of a private security company who were in the Republic in transit and missed the flight.
According to Peskov, Moscow is concerned that Belarus has still not justified the detention of the Russians.
Belarus gave Ukraine a list of the detained Russians, to check whether they participated in the fighting in the Donbass. This was announced by the head of the Ukrainian foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba.
According to the Minister, Ukrainian law enforcers are actively working on the list.
Reasonable and sufficient evidence of the guilt of the detainees in Belarus Russians there, said to RIA Novosti, the Commissioner for human rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova.
"I'm monitoring the situation and monitoring of spend by the media - there is no clear understanding of the evidence of their guilt, which could be presented in public space. And I'm also concerned about the validity and sufficiency of the evidence for their detention and investigation upon presentation to him of the charges," - said the Agency Moskalkova
Detainees in Belarus, the Russians officially crossed the border, showing the guards the documents giving the basis to work, said the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Minsk Dmitry Mezentsev.
Belarusian media reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed source in law enforcement bodies that, under the Minsk detained "32 militants, the foreign private company Wagner", another was arrested in the South of the country. All of them, as claimed by the Agency, the Russians. Later, the Embassy of the Russian Federation said that the official has received from the foreign Ministry of Belarus a notice about the arrest of 32 Russians.
Odious interpretation of the Belarusian party of the detention of 33 Russians do not stand up to scrutiny, the attempt to present the incident as external interference in the Affairs of the Republic causes at least bewilderment, said in a statement the foreign Ministry.
"Odious interpretation of the Belarusian party of the detention of 33 citizens of Russia does not withstand any criticism," - said in a statement.
Detained near Minsk group of the Russians was on July 25 to fly to Istanbul, said Russian Ambassador in Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev.
"The Russians, who arrived in the sanatorium "Belorusochka" of Minsk, was forced to do due to the fact that I was late for a flight from National airport of the capital of the Republic, heading the transit to a third country. They had intended to fly from Minsk to Istanbul on 25 July and is not believed to be in the Republic how whatever for a long time, and much later planned to return to the Russian capital from another state by plane, bypassing the territory of Belarus," - said in a statement Mezentsev published on the website of the Embassy.
Russian citizens not involved in the events associated with the socio-political situation in Belarus, said Russian Ambassador in Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev.
"Russian citizens not involved in the events associated with the socio-political situation in Belarus," he told reporters.
Detained in Belarus, Russian citizens can be members of a private security company that ensures the safety of energy infrastructure and resources one of the foreign countries, told reporters the Russian Ambassador in Minsk Dmitry Mezentsev.
Belarusian media reported, citing an unnamed source in law enforcement bodies that, under the Minsk detained "32 militants, the foreign private company Wagner", another was arrested in the South of the country. All of them, as claimed by the Agency, the Russians. Thus, according to the report, earlier information was received of the arrival in Belarus ", more than 200 militants to destabilize the situation during the election campaign." Later, the Embassy of the Russian Federation said that the official has received from the foreign Ministry of Belarus a notice about the arrest of 32 Russians.
Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov has held a meeting with journalists where he answered questions on detention of Russian citizens in Belarus.
Key statements by the representative of the Kremlin — in the material RIA Novosti.
Belarus border guards have increased operational cover of the state border, including on the Belarusian-Russian site, reported on Thursday a press-service of the state border Committee of the Republic.
"Today, in the framework of the orders of the government, the guards intensified operational cover of the state border, including on the Belarusian-Russian plot", - is spoken in the message of Department in Telegram.
A group of Russians from the private military company Wagner, detained in Belarus, suspected of preparing mass disturbances, the question about the use of remand in custody, reported the press service of the Investigative Committee of the Republic.
"Against (Belarusian oppositionists) Mikalai Statkevich Sergei Tikhanovski and other persons criminal case on the fact of preparation of mass riots... Also yesterday, the results of the inspection of operational information received from intelligence services, on suspicion in Commission of the specified crime was arrested 33 citizens of the Russian Federation, the staff of PMCs Wagner, who lived on the territory of the sanatorium "Belorusochka" of Minsk region", - said the press service.
Legally in Russia there is no concept of private military companies (PMCs), said press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, answering the question of how the Kremlin perceived the prosecution of detainees in Belarus Russians of involvement in the PMC "Wagner".
The Belarusian state Agency BelTA reported Wednesday, citing an unnamed source in law enforcement bodies that, under the Minsk detained "32 militants, the foreign private company Wagner", another was arrested in the South of the country. All of them, according to the Agency, the Russians. Thus, according to the report, earlier information was received of the arrival in Belarus ", more than 200 militants to destabilize the situation during the election campaign."
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov called with large tolerances to relate to the words of experts about the reasons of detention of Russians in Belarus.
Answering a reporter's question, citing the opinion that the grounds of detention of the Russians was their part in the fighting in the Donbass, in Syria, Peskov said: "You know, you probably know more than I do. I don't know that this was the basis for detention".
In Russia it is a lot of non-drinking Belarusians, who are wearing similar clothes, this does not make them violators of the law, said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on reports that detainees in Belarus, the Russians were dressed like and behaved "not typical" - not drinking alcohol.
He noted that citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus freely visit each other.
Moscow does not yet have information about any wrongdoing or plans to "destabilize" the detainees in Belarus, the Russian citizens, said the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.
Any allegations of Russian involvement in protests in Belarus, he called insinuations. To discuss this issue urgently on the phone, Putin and Lukashenko is not planned, added in the Kremlin.
The presidential candidate of Belarus Andrei Dmitriev told reporters on Thursday that the meeting, the CEC was stated about the possibility of restricting the Internet in the country, if necessary.
"I asked (the state Secretary of the security Council - ed.) about the possible restriction of the Internet. I was given the answer that if they feel that there is a direct threat to the security of the country, they do not exclude (the possibility - ed.) to turn off the Internet," he said after a meeting at the CEC with participation of the presidential candidates and Secretary of the security Council Andrei Ravkov.
Meeting at the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Belarus in the case of more than 30 detainees, the Russians will be held on Thursday in the first half of the day, told RIA Novosti the Russian Ambassador in Minsk Dmitry Mezentsev.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday held an emergency meeting with members of the security Council, he reported on the situation in connection with the detention of "more than three dozen representatives of foreign private military company". During the meeting, the Chairman of the KGB of the Republic Valery Vakulchik said that the detained in Minsk Russians were in the private military company Wagner. And the Secretary of the security Council of Belarus Andrei Ravkov said that the foreign Ministry will invite the ambassadors of Russia and Ukraine to give explanations on this case, since at least 14 of the detained Russians "were recorded" in the Donbass.
A consequence opened a criminal case in connection with the detention of Russians in Belarus. This was announced by the Secretary of security Council of the Republic Andrei Ravkov.
In the case we are talking about the preparation of terrorist acts, said Ravkov.
Belarusian state TV channel "Belarus 1" aired (6:00) photos of passports of the detained in Minsk Russians, judging by the picture, some of the detainees are immigrants from Ukraine.
Belarusian media reported, citing an unnamed source in law enforcement bodies that, under the Minsk allegedly detained "32 militants, foreign private company Wagner", another was arrested in the South of the country. All of them, as claimed by the Agency, the Russians. Thus, according to the report, earlier information was received of the arrival in Belarus ", more than 200 militants to destabilize the situation during the election campaign." Embassy of the Russian Federation officially received from the foreign Ministry of Belarus a notice about the arrest of 32 Russians.
The state border Committee of Belarus will strengthen the operational cover of the state border, told the ONT TV channel on the results of the meeting of the security Council of the Republic with reference to its Secretary Andrei Ravkov.
"Including the border with the Russian Federation in the framework of the learning environment, tracking individuals who cross the state border, including the green border. These forces will be substantially strengthened," — said the state Secretary of the security Council.
The state border Committee of Belarus will create a "barrier to illegal activities" in the framework of the task of strengthening the operational cover of the state border, including in Russia, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday the official representative of Department Anton Bychkovsky.
Earlier, the state Secretary of the security Council of Belarus Andrei Ravkov following the meeting, the President reported that the state border of the Republic will strengthen the operational cover of the state border, including the Russian Federation "in the framework of the learning environment, the track of persons who cross the state border, including the green border." According to him, "these forces will be substantially strengthened".
The foreign Ministry of Belarus will invite the ambassadors of Russia and Ukraine to give explanations on the case involving the detention in the Republic of a group of Russians, at least 14 of whom "were recorded" in the Donbass, said on Wednesday the state Secretary of the security Council of Belarus Andrei Ravkov.
"Today the head of state set a number of tasks to elements of the system of ensuring national security. In short, if you focus on these tasks, it will be the work of the Ministry of foreign Affairs for sending requests and the invitation of the ambassadors of the Russian Federation and Ukraine to give some explanation and discussion of these issues. Because now, according to available information, the results of the surveys these people within 14 people are the people who passed through the program taking into account people who were recorded in the Donbass. Therefore invited the Ambassador of Ukraine on this issue", - said Ravkov, the TV channel STV.
Detained in Belarus Russians on Thursday plans to visit the employee of Embassy of the Russian Federation, have informed RIA of news in Embassy of the Russian Federation.
"We are talking about, that tomorrow to organize such a dialogue. It is supposed," said the Embassy.
The Russian Ambassador in Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev has not yet been invited to the foreign Ministry in connection with the situation with the detention of more than 30 Russians in Minsk, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday the press service of the Embassy.
"The invitation of the Russian Ambassador to the foreign Ministry of the Republic of Belarus to the Embassy at the moment didn't arrive", - noted in press service.
The state Secretary of the security Council of Belarus Andrei Ravkov told that the Republic will enhance security measures during mass events, including related to the elections of the President of the country, as among the detained in Minsk Russians were snipers, demomen and pros.
Belarusian media reported, citing an unnamed source in law enforcement bodies that, under the Minsk detained "32 militants, the foreign private company Wagner", another was arrested in the South of the country. All of them, as claimed by the Agency, the Russians. Thus, according to the report, earlier information was received of the arrival in Belarus ", more than 200 militants to destabilize the situation during the election campaign." Embassy of the Russian Federation officially received from the foreign Ministry of Belarus a notice about the arrest of 32 Russians.
The Chairman of the KGB of Belarus Valery Vakulchik said that the detained in Minsk Russians were in the private military company "Wagner".
Belarusian media reported, citing an unnamed source in law enforcement bodies that, under the Minsk detained "32 militants, the foreign private company Wagner", another was arrested in the South of the country. All of them, according to the Agency, the Russians. Thus, according to the report, earlier information was received of the arrival in Belarus ", more than 200 militants to destabilize the situation during the election campaign."
Russian politicians and experts commented on the arrest of 33 "militants PMC" in Belarus. Parliamentarians indicate that Moscow is not interested in any provocations on the territory of the Union state. The key statement in the material RIA Novosti.
Earlier it became known that last night law enforcement officers of Belarus detained "32 militants PMC" near Minsk and one in the South of the country. According to local media reports, all the detained Russians who arrived in the country on the night of July 25. It is reported that at first they lived in a hotel, and after a few days moved to a sanatorium. In Belarusian mass media there have also been allegations that earlier arrived in the country ", more than 200 militants to destabilize the situation during the election campaign."
