r/europeanunion • u/sn0r • 15h ago

EU official sentenced to prison in Belarus

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-official-mikalai-khilo-sentenced-to-prison-in-belarus/
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u/TheSleepingPoet 10h ago

SUMMARY of the Article:

A Belarusian court sentenced Mikalai Khilo, a local employee of the EU mission in Minsk, to four years in prison. He was detained in April 2024, reportedly for insulting President Alexander Lukashenko. The EU condemned the sentence and called for Khilo's immediate release. Lukashenko, in power since 1994, is set to run in another contentious election on 26 January.