Lukashenka on the release of political prisoners: If they want to stay in Belarus — please do
Americans are asking that those released are not arrested again. But Lukashenka threatens that if they "violate" the law, they will be imprisoned again.
Alexander Lukashenka. Photo: Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
"The law is the same for everyone. If you violated the law — go. This is a frank conversation. If they want to stay [in Belarus] — please do. But within the framework of the existing legal field," he stated.
However, not long ago he argued that releases without deportation were impossible.