In a surprising development, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko granted clemency to German national Rico Krieger, who had been sentenced to death on terrorism charges. This unexpected pardon was reported by Belarusian state media on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, over the past two days, at least seven prisoners in Russia, who were charged in political cases, were relocated from their penal colonies to undisclosed locations, according to their lawyers and family members.
In a carefully staged interview on state television following his conviction, Krieger admitted to planting explosives near a railway line last year, claiming he was acting on orders from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), which also instructed him to photograph military sites.
