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January 26, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The government commission that filters political emigrants willing to return to Belarus received more than 150 applications in a year of its work, its head, Prosecutor General Andrej \u0160vied, has announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka is willing to extend its mandate by another year, he told other members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0160vied touted the commission\u2019s achievements “in the field of information warfare.”   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian ruler ordered its establishment one year ago. The commission is supposed to check whether any politically-motivated charges were filed against applicants and negotiate leniency to enable them to return home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opposition repeatedly warned exiled Belarusians that it is too dangerous to come back even with approval from the commission because of the threat of persecution. Several people were sentenced to lengthy prison terms after returning to Belarus with the commission\u2019s blessing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

January 26, Pozirk. The government commission that filters political emigrants willing to return to Belarus received more than 150 applications in a year of its work, its head, Prosecutor General Andrej \u0160vied, has announced. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka is willing to extend its mandate by another year, he told other members. \u0160vied touted the commission\u2019s achievements “in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":63293,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-63316","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCommission vetting political emigrants seeks mandate extension | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 26, Pozirk. 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