Lukashenka “grants pardon” to 9 Square protesters

Alyaksandr Lukashenka (Lukashenko) has “pardoned” 9 participants of December 19, 2010 events.

As the press-service of the ruler informs, the decision to issue a “pardon” had been adopted on the grounds of petitions for pardon of the above-mentioned persons, considering the fact that they had acknowledged the criminal character of their actions, admitted fault and repented sincerely.”

The names are not disclosed.

We remind that on December 19, 2010 in Minsk a many thousands strong protest rally against rigged results of the presidential election was brutally disbanded. Hundreds of participants were arrested, dozens were sentenced to several years’ terms of imprisonment, including presidential candidates Andrei Sannikov, Mikalai Statkevich and Dzmitry Uss.