Lukashenko grants clemency to 15, including 13 'extremist' convicts
Lukashenko pardoned 15 convicted individuals; 13 of the pardoned were sentenced under 'extremist' articles — in Belarus, this term is typically used to denote political prisoners.
Consensus
- Lukashenko granted clemency to 15 convicts
- 13 of the 15 were sentenced for crimes of 'extremist' orientation
- All 15 submitted requests for clemency
- All 15 admitted guilt and expressed remorse
- All 15 promised to lead law-abiding lives
- The names of the pardoned individuals were not disclosed
- Ten of the 15 pardoned individuals are women
Points of divergence
- Since 2025, Lukashenko has periodically released individuals convicted on political charges in exchange for the removal of U.S. sanctions, citing prior releases of opposition leaders Viktor Babariko and Maria Kalesnikova as examples — meduza
Coverage (7 sources)
- Lukashenko pardoned 15 convicted — The Insider
- Lukashenko pardoned 15 people — ЭХО / Новости
- Lukashenko pardoned 15 more people — Дождь (Telegram)
- Belarusian President signs decree pardoning 13 political prisoners — DW Главное
- Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 convicted persons — Настоящее Время
- Lukashenko pardoned 15 more convicted — Meduza
- Lukashenko pardoned 15 convicted persons, including 13 who committed crimes of extremist orientation, reports... — ТАСС (Telegram)
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