BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

30/12/2010

7 candidates charged in Belarus

-The seven Belarusian presidential candidates who were arrested following this month's elections have been formally charged with staging a public disturbance, Associated Press reports. If convicted, they face up to 15 years in prison.

Wide-scale protests over alleged fraud were held following December 19th elections. The rally was broken up by riot police and several hundred demonstrators have since been detained.

Source:

http://rt.com/news/line/2010-12-30/




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