The Russian Embassy in Belarus has asked the Belarusian authorities to provide information about the RAID on Minsk offices “Yandex”. This diplomats said the Agency “Interfax”.
“The representatives of “Yandex” informed the Embassy about the visit of Belarusian law enforcement agencies the three offices of the company in Minsk. The questions of law enforcement officers employees of the company have been given satisfactory answers”, — quotes Agency the words of the representatives of the Russian diplomatic mission.
It stressed that would expect to receive from the Belarusian authorities more information to clarify the reasons for the attention shown to the company’s security services. What structures searched the offices, not reported. The country’s investigative Committee involvement in searches disown.
Earlier it was reported that unidentified men in black clothes with guns came into the office of “Yandex” and Uber in Minsk.
This happened against the backdrop of mass protests that fifth day to go across Belarus. The protests were caused by dated 9 August presidential election, which, according to official figures, was won by Alexander Lukashenko, gaining more than 80 percent of the vote.