{"id":104295,"date":"2024-09-10T15:28:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T12:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/104295\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lukasenka-claims-exiled-opposition-doesnt-care-about-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/104295\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka claims exiled opponents don\u2019t care about political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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September 10, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarus\u2019 exiled opposition cares only about “grants and funding,” not political prisoners, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has told officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian ruler noted that no one thanked him for signing the edicts pardoning his jailed political opponents who, he said, are currently under full control of law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opposition is not happy with the recent pardons “because the Americans and others tell them: guys, where have you been, what is your contribution? But there has been none. Then there is no money,\u201d his press office quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[The opposition] could have been happy, but they are preoccupied with proving to themselves and others abroad that they made a huge contribution and ‘forced the dictator’ to make such decisions,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Nobody can force me, it is impossible. . . . I have never made decisions under orders or pressure.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka pardoned about 80 political prisoners in the last two months, but more than a 1,000, including key political figures, remain in jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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