A Belarusian court has sentenced pro-democracy opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, now active abroad, to 15 years in prison for illegally plotting to overthrow the government. I handed it over.
According to the Belarusian state news agency, the judgment was handed down in the absence of the person in the court of the capital Minsk on the 6th.
Tikhanovskaya ran for the Belarusian presidential election three years ago on behalf of her husband, who was detained just before her, calling for the release of political prisoners, fair elections, and frustration with the authoritarian Lukashenko government. garnered public support.
After her election, Tikhanovskaya moved to her neighboring country of Lithuania as her supporters staged massive protests over what they called fraudulent elections, and Lukashenko's government stepped up its crackdown. was
After her ruling, Tikhanovskaya posted on social media, "I don't care what they want to say with their 'judgment.' Did.
In Belarus, on the 3rd of this month, a human rights activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and international criticism is increasing against the Lukashenko administration, which is strengthening its crackdown on democratic groups.