Brussels, 13/11/2020 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 13 November, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service condemned the death of artist and activist Raman Bandarenka the previous day, as a result of serious injuries caused, according to reports, by the brutality of plain clothed police officers. In a press statement, the spokesperson said: “This is an outrageous and shameful result of the actions by the Belarusian authorities who have not only directly and violently carried out repression of their own population, but also created an environment whereby such lawless, violent acts can take place, thus ignoring not only the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Belarusian people but also disregarding their lives”. The EEAS spokesperson called on the authorities to end the violence and persecution and to release arbitrarily detained prisoners, warning that the EU was ready to impose additional sanctions. (CG)