7 February: A court in
Minsk sentences Polish-Belarusian activist
Andrzej Poczobut to eight years in prison for his criticism of president Alexander Lukashenko.[1]
9 March: President Alexander Lukashenko signs a bill into law which allows the use of the
death penalty on officials and military servicemen convicted of
high treason.[5]
31 October: An explosion occurs at a military base near the
agrotown of
Kalodziščy in central Belarus. The
Ministry of Defence claims that the explosion was deliberately orchestrated.[13]
7 February: A court in
Minsk sentences Polish-Belarusian activist
Andrzej Poczobut to eight years in prison for his criticism of president Alexander Lukashenko.[1]
9 March: President Alexander Lukashenko signs a bill into law which allows the use of the
death penalty on officials and military servicemen convicted of
high treason.[5]
31 October: An explosion occurs at a military base near the
agrotown of
Kalodziščy in central Belarus. The
Ministry of Defence claims that the explosion was deliberately orchestrated.[13]