{"id":1427555,"date":"2024-01-04T18:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T18:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/jan\/04\/belarusian-president-alexander-lukashenko-signs-law-granting-him-lifelong-immunity-from-prosecution"},"modified":"2024-01-04T18:32:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T18:32:02","slug":"belarusian-president-signs-law-granting-him-lifelong-immunity-from-prosecution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/01\/04\/belarusian-president-signs-law-granting-him-lifelong-immunity-from-prosecution\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian president signs law granting him lifelong immunity from prosecution"},"content":{"rendered":"
Alexander Lukashenko\u2019s law also bars exiled opposition leaders from standing in presidential elections<\/p>
The Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko, has signed a new law granting him lifelong immunity from criminal prosecution and preventing opposition leaders living in exile from running in future presidential elections.<\/p>
The law theoretically applies to any former president and members of his or her family. In reality, it is only relevant to the 69-year-old Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus with an iron fist for almost 30 years.<\/p> Continue reading...<\/a>\n