Belarus president changes death penalty law to target opposition (3)

Comments By Aleksandar Brezar with AFP 18/05/2022 - 11:59 Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko at the Independence Palace in Minsk on 5 May 2022 - Copyright Credit: AP Photo/Markus Schreiber Belarus has introduced the death penalty for planning an attack or "attempting an act of terrorism", according to a decree issued Wednesday - charges that target many opposition activists, including its exiled leader.