Zelenskyy's Office requests the opening of a criminal case against…
Zelenskyy's Office requests the opening of a criminal case against Lukashenko. Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office received a request from Vladimir Zelenskyy's office to study the possibility of initiating a criminal case against Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.
Consensus
- The Office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zелensky submitted a request to the Ukrainian General Prosecutor's Office to examine the possibility of opening a criminal case against Alexander Lukashenko.
- The request was received and registered on July 30.
- The request originated from the Belarusian opposition group 'Forum of Democratic Forces', including former presidential candidate Valery Tsepkalo.
- The opposition asked Ukraine to provide a legal assessment of Lukashenko's role in supporting Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
- The Ukrainian General Prosecutor's Office confirmed receipt of the request but stated no criminal case has been opened yet.
- Belarusian officials, including deputy chairman Oleg Gaidukevich, dismissed the initiative as nonsensical and stated Belarus would not react to it.
- Belarusian officials described the move as having no practical value and not affecting their political situation.
Points of divergence
- There is little prospect that Lukashenko will face trial, but the case could be used by Kyiv and the Belarusian opposition to pressure the West. — tg_dwglavnoe
- The Office of Zelensky sent a letter to the General Prosecutor's Office, which was confirmed by spokesperson Mariana Gaiovska-Kovbasuk. — meduza
- The General Prosecutor's Office confirmed the request was registered on July 30 and emphasized no case has been opened yet. — vedomosti
- The Belarusian opposition requested Zelensky to pursue Lukashenko's accountability for 'war crimes and state terror' in May. — riamo
- Zelensky instructed to strengthen military forces near the Belarusian border in response to the situation. — vm
Coverage (9 sources)
- Zelensky's Office Requests Criminal Case Against Lukashenko — DW Главное
- In Minsk, plans of Kyiv to file a case against Lukashenko were called unserious — Вести
- Ukraine's plans to file criminal charges against Lukashenko are laughable, Belarus will not react, official stated... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Zelenskyy Office Asked Ukraine Prosecutor General to Open Criminal Case Against Lukashenko — Meduza
- Zelenskyy's Office requests to open a criminal case against Lukashenko — Ведомости
- Zelenskyy Office Called for Prosecutor General to Open Criminal Case Against Lukashenko — Вечерняя Москва
- The Office of Zelensky requests the Prosecutor General of Ukraine to initiate a criminal case against Lukashenko, reports Ukrinform. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Belarusian deputy calls Kyiv's plans to open a case against Lukashenko ridiculous — РИАМО
- Zelenskyy Office Proposed Opening a Case Against Lukashenko — Вести
Key entities
- Alexander Lukashenko
- Ukraine
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Belarus
- Ukrainian President's Office
- Ukrinform
- Kyiv
- Minsk
- Oleg Gaidukevich
- Moscow
- Media
- Office of the Prosecutor General
- General Procuracy
- TASS
- Reuters
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