German citizen Rico Krieger expressed his gratitude to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for pardoning him. TV channel ONT Footage of a German who was informed about the Belarusian leader’s decision to pardon him has been published.
“Thank you, Mr. Lukashenko. Thank you for forgiving me. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to see my daughter. Thank you very much,” Krieger said, breaking down in tears.
The video also shows the German citizen being handcuffed. When asked how he felt, the German replied: “Much better.”
He was asked to sign and date a document stating that he had read the decision.
“I am so incredibly happy, my hands are shaking and I can’t write,” Krieger said.
He also described this moment as “the best” of his life.
On July 30, the President of Belarus signed Document regarding the pardon of Krieger, who was convicted of terrorism in the Republic and sentenced to death.
The German himself appealed With a request for clemency to Lukashenko. His accused Under six articles of the Belarusian Criminal Code, including mercenary and terrorism. According to investigators, the man was a member of the Kastus Kalinovsky regiment, a group of Belarusian mercenaries fighting on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, although the regiment itself denies this. According to human rights activists, the court ruling also includes “making explosions”, but it is not known which one.
Krieger previously accepted Works in the Security Service of Ukraine