Another 7 countries join EU sanctions against Belarusian officials
<p> MINSK, Nov 20 - PrimePress. Seven more countries - the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Ukraine - have joined the European Union (EU) sanctions against Belarusian officials, says a release by the press service of the Council of Europe. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, on October 2, 2020 the official journal of the EU published a sanctions list for Belarus targeting 40 officials; on November 6 President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and 14 other Belarusian officials were added to the EU blacklist. The EU explained that the presidential elections in Belarus, held on August 9, 2020, did not meet international standards, were accompanied by repression of independent candidates and brutal suppression of peaceful protesters. The EU believes that Lukashenko does not have any democratic legitimacy. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to the press service of the Council of Europe, the seven countries supported the EU decision published on 2 October regarding a list of 40 individuals. The countries pledged to ensure that their national policy is in line with this decision. The EU took note of their commitment and welcomed it. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, since the presidential elections on August 9, 2020, in which Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner for the sixth time with 80.1% of the vote, thousands-strong protest actions against the official results have been held in Belarus. In the course of the first days, August 9-11, the riot police and other law enforcers of Belarus violently dispersed peaceful demonstrations using special weapons, including stun grenades and rubber bullets. Hundreds of people were injured and three protesters died. There are more than 2,000 reports of Belarusian policemen beating and torturing hundreds of detainees. End </p>
2020-11-21
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Another 7 countries join EU sanctions against Belarusian officials
MINSK, Nov 20 - PrimePress. Seven more countries - the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Ukraine - have joined the European Union (EU) sanctions against Belarusian officials, says a release by the press service of the Council of Europe.
As previously reported, on October 2, 2020 the official journal of the EU published a sanctions list for Belarus targeting 40 officials; on November 6 President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and 14 other Belarusian officials were added to the EU blacklist. The EU explained that the presidential elections in Belarus, held on August 9, 2020, did not meet international standards, were accompanied by repression of independent candidates and brutal suppression of peaceful protesters. The EU believes that Lukashenko does not have any democratic legitimacy.
According to the press service of the Council of Europe, the seven countries supported the EU decision published on 2 October regarding a list of 40 individuals. The countries pledged to ensure that their national policy is in line with this decision. The EU took note of their commitment and welcomed it.
As previously reported, since the presidential elections on August 9, 2020, in which Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner for the sixth time with 80.1% of the vote, thousands-strong protest actions against the official results have been held in Belarus. In the course of the first days, August 9-11, the riot police and other law enforcers of Belarus violently dispersed peaceful demonstrations using special weapons, including stun grenades and rubber bullets. Hundreds of people were injured and three protesters died. There are more than 2,000 reports of Belarusian policemen beating and torturing hundreds of detainees. End