US EditionFormer Belarus politician gets 17-year sentence in absentia
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Former Belarusian opposition leader gets 17-year sentence in absentia
A Belarusian opposition leader and former ally of President Alexander Lukashenko received a 17-year prison sentence in absentia Friday on charges that included forming an extremist group and discrediting Belarus. Valery Tsepkalo, 58, was also fined around $14,000 and barred from holding public office for five years following a closed-door trial that resulted in his conviction. Other charges included issuing calls to seize power, slander and insu…
·New York, United States
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Former Belarus politician gets 17-year sentence in absentia
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian opposition leader and former ally of President Alexander Lukashenko received a 17-year prison sentence in absentia Friday on charges that included forming an extremist group and discrediting Belarus.
·British Columbia, Canada
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Total News Sources26
Leaning Left16Leaning Right2Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution73% Left
Bias Distribution
- 73% of the sources lean Left
73% Left
L 73%
C 18%
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