Belarus sentences German man to death for ‘terrorism’
Belarus sentences German man to death for ‘terrorism’
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Belarus sentences German man to death for ‘terrorism’
A court in Minsk ordered the execution of Rico Krieger after he was found guilty of terrorism and mercenary activities, a Belarusian rights group said. Belarus is the last country in Europe to apply the death penalty.https://p.dw.com/p/4iWKS
A court in Minsk ordered the execution of Rico Krieger after he was found guilty of terrorism and mercenary activities, a Belarusian rights group said. Belarus is the last country in Europe to apply the death penalty.
A German man has been sentenced to death in Belarus over alleged crimes including “terrorism” and “mercenary activity”, the Viasna human rights group said Friday.
Rico Krieger, aged 30, was convicted by a court in Minsk in a secretive trial at the end of June, the group reported.
AFP news agency reported that the conviction was said to be related to the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment, a military unit made up of Belarusian citizens fighting alongside Ukraine against Russia.
The regiment is named after the Belarusian-Polish writer, journalist, lawyer and revolutionary, who was executed in 1864 for leading a revolt against Russia.
Viasna said Krieger was found guilty of six articles of the country’s criminal code, including those around mercenary acts, spy agency activity, acts of terrorism, creating an extremist group, deliberately rendering a vehicle or communications device unusable and illegal actions relating to firearms, ammunition and explosives.
Krieger was also accused of organizing “explosions” in Belarus, according to the rights group.
