Amnesty for the capture of Lukashenko: Tikhanovskaya announced a 'people's tribunal'

The leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya announced a “people's tribunal” and an amnesty for the capture of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and members of his “terrorist group” - this message appeared in her official telegram channel.

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Below is the text of her message.

“Our country has finally turned into a crime scene. I declare that Alexander Lukashenko and his accomplices are a terrorist organization that must be held accountable for their crimes, Tikhanovskaya said. - In August, we became convinced that the electoral system is just a fiction to cover up the crimes of the regime. And we ourselves decided to count our votes. Justice in our country is the same fiction, and Belarusians are ready to act to return the law. "

“I, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, together with the People’s Anti-Crisis Management, declare a “people’s tribunal” and an amnesty for the capture of Lukashenko and members of his terrorist group. If the state judicial system does not work, we can cope without it. Everyone who cynically violated and is violating the law must answer: from members of election commissions and pro-government observers to officials, ideologists and officers who gave and carried out criminal orders. You have broken the law and you are afraid of justice. But the time for justice has come,” Tikhanovskaya said.

How the tribunal will be held

The oppositionist shared her plan for how the “people's tribunal” will take place:

1. It all starts with those who threaten the right to protest... They neutralize the ideologues and accomplices of the regime, who arrange repression on the ground, threatening with layoffs, expulsions and jail. Tikhanovskaya urged to unite, to defend colleagues and associates in front of those who are trying to put pressure on them - and thus stop the lawlessness on the ground. This can be done in every company or hospital, as well as in every enterprise. Tikhanovskaya calls on independent trade unions and self-government groups to show solidarity.

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Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said that work is already underway to recognize Lukashenka and his accomplices as a terrorist organization.

2. Collecting evidence of the crimes of the regime. The People's Anti-Crisis Directorate together with the Zubr and Golos platforms have developed a centralized system for recording and confirming evidence of crimes. Every Belarusian will be able to send evidence of lawlessness to her. Any breaker of the law who will facilitate the collection of evidence, ease his lot, or even receive an amnesty.

3. For law enforcement officers there will be the "Report" program has been launched. It confidentially and securely allows you to provide videos and other evidence of the execution or participation in the execution of criminal orders. Everyone who does this can count on amnesty or mitigation of criminal liability.

4. The platform "Voice" will host public prosecution process based on materials collected through the system of recording and confirming evidence of crimes. Every Belarusian will be able to vote to indict the suspects. All people whose accusation the people of Belarus will vote for will be the first to be brought to justice.

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5. After summing up the results on December 20, the people of Belarus will go to the most massive march with the statement of the People's Prosecution and will show the whole world that the majority demands a fair trial of criminals.

6. And until the law is restored in the country, the only decision-making mechanism is the majority vote... If the majority votes that these people should be brought to justice, then according to Article 109 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Belarus, every citizen has the right to seize and forcibly deliver to a government body a person caught in the commission of a crime or during an attempt to escape after committing it. This applies not only to Alexander Lukashenko, but also to everyone whose crimes will be witnessed by the people. Help in capturing the main criminals will be rewarded with amnesty or a serious mitigation of responsibility for previous crimes.

“This plan has two goals: to stop the lawlessness and to show that not the protesters Belarusians should be afraid, but those who commit crimes against them. The time has passed when you can simply kill people with the confidence that nothing will happen for it. The time has passed when “not up to the law”. From that day on, the guarantor of the law is the people of Belarus, ”Tikhanovskaya concluded her speech.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• In Belarus, on Sunday, August 9, the presidential elections were held, which were initially accompanied by mass protests of people who disagreed with the policies of the current president, Alexander Lukashenko, who has been ruling the country for 26 years. After the announcement of the results protests erupted with renewed vigor, many disagree and doubt their veracity.
• Thousands of people gathered to protest against falsification of elections in Belarus. They are beaten and dispersed by the security forces. One person died... Svetlana Tihanovskaya left the country.
• On August 12, the European Union and the United States announced that the presidential elections in Belarus, held on August 9, in which the incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner, were neither free nor fair... The EU and the US plan to impose new sanctions against Minsk.
• August 12 police officers opened fire to kill the protesters.
• 12 August women in different cities of the country formed living chains and singing lullabies near the monuments. TV presenters are dismissed from state channels, and military personnel and police officers throw uniforms and insignia into garbage cans.
• How detained protesters are bullied in Belarus, read in our material.
• For those affected by the protests already raised over two million dollars... At the same time, the money is collected through the personal Facebook of the campaign organizer, and there will be no detailed reporting on payments. But this is the only working scheme for Belarus - otherwise the fundraisers may be jailed.
• On August 16, Minsk hosted the largest political protest in the history of Belarus - hundreds of thousands of people came out under white-red-white flags. The “Freedom March”, as the opposition called its action, took place immediately after the rally in support of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
• On August 19, a coordinating council of the opposition, created by supporters of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya for the transfer of power in the country, began work in Belarus. Alexander Lukashenko called the creation of the council an attempt to seize power and threatened with harsh measures.
• September 23 Lukashenko held a secret inauguration and took office as President of Belarus.
• Both the US and the EU refused to consider Alexander Lukashenko the legally elected president Belarus
• October 13, the leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya announced a “people's ultimatum” to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenkowhich expires on 25 October.
• The deadline for fulfilling the ultimatum expired on October 26. Lukashenko, who ruled Belarus for 26 years, ignored the opposition's ultimatum demanding his resignation. Countrywide rallies and strikes began en masse.

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