Belarusian leader Lukashenko pardons 32 people jailed for 'extremism'


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  • Thursday, 21 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia October 9, 2024. Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 32 people who were convicted of extremism, according to the Pul Pervogo Telegram account which reports widely on his activities.

It was the sixth group of pardons issued this year, beginning in July by Lukashenko, who has been in power in the ex-Soviet state since 1994.

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