Exiled Belarusian opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison camp for ‘treason’
was handed a 15-year jail term on Monday after being convicted in absentia for treason and “conspiracy to seize power,” a verdict she said was punishment for her efforts to promote democracy.
She and the opposition said at the time that the results had been doctored to hand victory to Lukashenko instead of herself. Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus with an iron hand for nearly 30 years, denied the claim.Mass protests against Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, then erupted which his security forces suppressed, locking up his opponents or forcing them to flee.
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