Belarus jails second opposition member for 10 days


  • World
  • Tuesday, 25 Aug 2020

FILE PHOTO: Representative of the Coordination Council for members of the Belarusian opposition Olga Kovalkova attends a news conference in Minsk, Belarus August 18, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

MINSK (Reuters) - A Belarusian court on Tuesday sentenced Olga Kovalkova, a high profile member of the opposition's Coordination Council, to 10 days in jail, the council said.

Earlier on Tuesday, a court sentenced Sergei Dylevsky, another high profile member of the opposition's Coordination Council, to 10 days in jail after finding him guilty of disobeying an order made by the authorities.

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