15 youngsters detained at punk concert get to detention center

Let us remind you, a punk concert organized in support of the "Food not Bombs" movement (activists of this movement give vegan and vegetarian food to the homeless for free) should have taken place in the palace of culture of Minsk tractor plant on March 24. However, the concert had hardly started when riot police broke in and detained everyone who was there, about 100 people. Witnesses claim that a packet with drugs was allegedly planted in the concert hall during the arrest. 

According to the information provided by the web-site of the Belarusian anarchists, 34 girls got to the Partyzanski district police department. They were released several hours later after they'd given explanations on use or dissemination of drugs. They were also fingerprinted. Only one girl, Alena Dubovik, remained in the police department and was transported to the Akrestsina street detention center later. 

The guys were delivered to the Central and Lenin district police departments right after detention, the underage were let go. They were also fingerprinted. Other stayed in the police departments till late at night, some of them were beaten. The guys were also forced to have their saliva tested (genotype analysis). The police also photographed them. The detainees were released by small groups. 15 people were delivered to the Akrestsina street detention center after 2 a.m.