an hour agoRussian opposition sentenced to 18 years in prison for protests against Lucasenko
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Russian opposition leader who has marched in mass protests against rival leader Alexander Lukashenko has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Sergei Tikhanovsky was convicted of organising riots, among other counts, following a trial deemed fraud. He was planning to challenge Mr. Lukashenko in the 2020 presidential election, but was imprisoned [...]
Sergei Tikhanovsky was convicted of organising riots, among other counts, following a trial deemed fraud.
He was planning to challenge Mr. Lukashenko in the 2020 presidential election but was imprisoned before the vote was held, reports the BBC, translating Periscopi into Albanian.
His wife, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, ran in front of Lucasenkos, in elections that were seen as disreputed.
She had later claimed to have won on her own in August last year, but fearing for her safety, she was forced to flee to the island with her child the following day.
