The trial in absentia of Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya and several of her allies will open in the Minsk City Court on January 17, the country’s Supreme Court announced on January 3. The defendants are charged with treason, mass rioting, the creation of an extremist group, conspiracy to seize power, and calling for international sanctions against Belarus. Tsikhanouskaya, who claims to have won Belarus’s disputed 2020 presidential election, is currently living in Lithuania. When the trial opens, she is expected to be attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Belarus Service, click here.
Belarus Court Sets Date For Tsikhanouskaya Trial On Treason Charges
Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikanouskaya (file photo)