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Belarus to expand use of death penalty. Democratic forces, rail guerrillas under threat |
2022-05-15 |
[KYIVINDEPENDENT] Belarus’ parliament approved a bill on May 4 to amend the country’s criminal code, introducing capital punishment for acts of "attempted terrorism." Previously, the death penalty was assigned to those that committed terrorist acts that resulted in casualties. Belarus’ State Security Committee, or KGB, has a long list of alleged "terrorists," which include the "guerrillas" that disrupted the country’s national railway earlier in 2022, which means that the new legislation serves to further intimidate those that oppose Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. Belarus remains the only country in Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... to impose capital punishment. While human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... activists had hoped for a moratorium on the practice prior to 2020, its application has now broadened. Actively opposing Belarus’ involvement in Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine may now lead to death. |
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