Belarus's Lukashenko pardons 31 people convicted over 'extremism', state media says

Russian President Putin and Belarusian President Lukashenko meet in Minsk
FILE PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Minsk, Belarus, May 24, 2024. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Source: Sputnik

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 31 more people convicted of crimes related to "extremism", state news agency Belta said on Thursday.

Belta cited Lukashenko's press service as saying that among those pardoned were two women and 29 men.

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