In the videos, which were probably made under duress, the man said that he had been commissioned by the SBU to photograph military facilities in Belarus in October 2023; he was allegedly instructed by the Ukrainian secret service to leave a backpack with explosives at the Ozerische station. The German federal government is “very concerned” about the broadcast. Writes UNN with reference to ORF and DW.
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Belarusian media published video footage in which a German man sentenced to death in Belarus confessed to planning a terrorist attack and was convicted of “terrorism” and “mercenarism.” The man said that he had photographed military facilities in Belarus last October at the request of the Ukrainian secret service and had also set up an explosive device on a railroad track near the Belarusian capital Minsk. German media believe that the confession was made under pressure. Also, according to a Russian news agency, the convicted German asked for clemency in a video message.
There was a reaction from the German Federal Government.
Unfortunately, it is a common practice in Belarus to show people on video or television. And we are, of course, very concerned about the dignity of these people, which is massively violated by such shows,
She called on the Belarusian leadership to “refrain from such practices
Last week it became known that a 30-year-old German was sentenced to death in Belarus. The charges include “terrorism” and “mercenarism”. The German Foreign Ministry assured that the convict is receiving “intensive consular support.