A German who was sentenced to death in Belarus has submitted an official request for clemency, with him “admitting” cooperation with Ukrainian services on the occasion of the war in Ukraine. In particular, a channel of the Telegram platform, which is considered to be close to the Belarusian presidency, reports that Rico Krieger has also officially requested a pardon. The state news agency BelTa reported that Alexander Lukashenko said that he, as president, has the final say on the fate of the German. “I have said before that the most difficult things in the fate of a president are the cases that have to do with the end of sentences,” said the Belarusian president. Belarus is the only country in Europe where the death penalty is in force. According to the Athens Agency, Krieger was a health worker for the German Red Cross in Belarus and was convicted on charges of being a member of the “Kastus Kalinouski” battalion, in which Belarusians serve fighting on the side of Ukraine against the Russian army. So it was judged […]
Source: News Beast
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