Belarus sentences husband of opposition leader, Sergei Tikhanovsky, to 18 years in prison for organising mass unrest and inciting social hatred, six months after the trial began behind closed doors
Sergei Tikhanovskaya has been found guilty of organising riots, inciting social hatred and other charges by a Belarusian court as his wife called the the verdict a"political revenge".
Belarus's opposition leader's husband Sergei Tikhanovsky has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for organising mass unrest and inciting social hatred, six months after the trial began behind closed doors. Five supporters of Tikhanovsky were tried along with him and sentenced to prison terms ranging from 14 to 16 years, the official Belta news agency reported on Tuesday.
Both Tikhanovsky and Statkevich have been in custody since May 2020. Little was known about the trial which began in June.
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