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Belorussian Jailed for Quirky Anti-Cop Slogan

Belarussian Jailed for Quirky Anti-Cop Slogan

18:55 18/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti)

An opposition activist in Belarus became a local internet sensation after being filmed holding up a poster reading, “the fuzz” next to a plainclothes cop at a rally, local media said.

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