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Belarusian Army Officer Gets 18 Years In Prison Amid Crackdown Over Postelection Protests

Dzyanis Urad (file photo)The Supreme Court on May 14 found 29-year-old Captain Dzyanis Urad guilty of high treason and sentenced him the same day.

Belarusian courts have been meting out tough punishments to protesters and officials like Urad who support them in a bid to quash mass opposition to Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka's brutal 27-year rule.

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