Authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who has run Belarus with an iron first for 30 years, has proposed amendments to the country's Criminal Code that would allow punishment for violence and threats against current and former presidents. The proposal published on the state website on August 12 establishes up to eight years in prison for violence and threats against presidents in office and former presidents of Belarus. Currently, the Criminal Code has articles that allow for sentences of up to several years for threats to an official or insults or slander against a president. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Lukashenka Proposes Criminal Liability For Violence, Threats Targeting Ex-Presidents
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