14 May 2011

BELARUS: Opposition Leader Sannikov Gets 5 Years In Prison.

BBC/

   Andrei Sannikov, 57, a prominent opposition leader was jailed for five years for organising mass protests after the 2010 presidential election.
    Sannikov was one of seven presidential candidates arrested in December during a protest after President Lukashenko won a fourth term.
    Sannikov was a former deputy foreign minister and co-founder of the Charter 97 group.