BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

28/04/2006

Opposition leader jailed in Belarus

Wire Report

MOSCOW - The opposition politician who last month led protests against the re-election victory of President Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus was ordered jailed Thursday a day after denouncing the president at a rally in the Belarusian capital.

A court in Minsk ordered that Aleksandr Milinkevich serve 15 days for participating in what it deemed an unsanctioned rally during which he called for Lukashenko's impeachment and vowed to "depose this regime" through peaceful protests. During an appearance in court Thursday, Milinkevich said he had done nothing wrong and said his conviction was motivated by politics.

Source:

http://www.theeagle.com/stories/042806/world_20060428037.php