Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has invited the leader of the Belarusian opposition, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who left Belarus to return to the country and serve her sentence. He said this while answering questions from those invited to the message to the Belarusian people and the National Parliament.
Minsk City Court in early March prisoner Tikhanovskaya was sentenced to 15 years in prison, she must serve her sentence in a penal colony. She was found guilty of plotting to seize power, forming an extremist formation, calling for a seizure of power, inciting social hatred, and treason.
Tikhanovskaya was nominated for the presidency of Belarus in the August 2020 elections, after which she left the country. It is reported that the former candidate lives in Lithuania and was placed on the interstate wanted list in the CIS. Tikhanovskaya accused the Belarusian authorities of having to leave.
While abroad, Tikhanovskaya announced He said that as the representative of the Belarusian people until the next elections, he will “defend the independence and national interests of the republic”.