5 individuals have been handed prolonged jail sentences in Belarus for an alleged tried coup final yr.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed in April 2021 that he had foiled a coup and "assassination" try deliberate by america.
In response to the Viasna human rights centre, these discovered responsible on Monday embrace Well-liked Entrance celebration chief Rygor Kastushev and US lawyer Yuri Zyankovich.
Ziankovich was sentenced to 11 years in jail for "creating and main an extremist group".
In the meantime, Kastushev was handed a 10-year sentence for plotting "to take energy by unconstitutional means".
Political scientist and literary critic Aleksandr Feduta was additionally jailed for 10 years whereas two different defendants obtained two-and-a-half yr jail phrases.
Feduta had claimed that the "coup" challenge was began by an officer of the Belarusian secret service (KGB) who had infiltrated the group.
The case was first reported amid widespread demonstrations in Belarus after Lukashenko's disputed re-election in August 2020.
Belarusian authorities have carried out a relentless, multi-pronged crackdown on dissent following the demonstrations.
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