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Foreign Secretary statement on the sentencing of Maria Kolesnikova and Maksim Znak

Monday, 06 September 2021
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Foreign Secretary statement on the sentencing of Maria Kolesnikova and Maksim Znak
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has provided a statement following the sentencing of Maria Kolesnikova and Maksim Znak in Belarus

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said:

The sentencing of Maria Kolesnikova and Maksim Znak shows the Belarusian authorities continuing their assault on the defenders of democracy and freedom.

Locking up political opponents will only deepen the pariah status of the Lukashenko regime.

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