MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanouskaya on Thursday denied allegations that she or her jailed husband had ties to an alleged plot by Russian mercenaries to destabilise Belarus ahead of a presidential election.
Tikhanouskaya spoke to Reuters in an interview after the authorities launched a criminal case against her husband Syarhei on suspicion of inciting riots and state-run media suggested he was part of a plot to sow instability.
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