Belarus activist gets 25-year sentence for opposing regime

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Published October 17, 2022 7:41 AM

By YURAS KARMANAU
Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A leading Belarusian political activist has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for opposing President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime. Mikalay Autukhovich was convicted and sentenced by a Belarusian court Monday on charges of plotting a terror attack, high treason and a conspiracy to seize power. Autukhovich is a 59-year-old former military officer and a veteran of the Soviet war in Afghanistan. He has helped the opposition raise funds to oppose Lukashenko, who has ruled the ex-Soviet nation with an iron hand for more than 28 years. Along with Autukhovich, 11 other activists were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 2½ to 20 years.

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