Rasa Juknevičienė: Lukashenka Will Be Punished

• 27.07.2023, 20:55

It’s necessary to put an end to the inhuman treatment of political prisoners.

Former Lithuanian Defense Minister, MEP Rasa Juknevičienė called on the Lukashenka regime to immediately release political prisoners and warned the dictator of responsibility.

“Lukashenka's regime has arbitrarily imprisoned 1500 Belarusians. At the European Parliament, we consistently demand the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners.

My team met with the families of Belarusian political prisoners Mikalai Statkevich and Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk.

Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk is subjected to torture, denied medical help, the right of correspondence, and is threatened with a further prolongation of her sentence, which is to end on August 6.

Mikalai Statkevichis currently held in isolation, without any contact with his lawyer or his family, unable to send or receive letters.

We demand for his arbitrary isolation to end.

We demand to put an end to inhumane treatment and release them.

We won't forget this. Sooner or later, Lukashenka will be held accountable for the crimes he committed against the Belarusian people,” said Rasa Juknevičienė.

Recall that Natallia Radzina, the Editor-in-Chief of Charter97.org, as well as Maryna Adamovich, the wife of Mikalai Statkevich, and Andrei Sharenda, the husband of Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk, held a number of bilateral meetings in Brussels with MEPs and EU diplomats.