Former presidential candidate of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in a conversation with Radio “Echo Moscow” announced the fear to come to Russia.
“So far I am afraid, because I was declared in Russia wanted. I would meet with you with pleasure at neutral territory. Of course, the threat of arrest remains, because unsafe on the territory of the Russian Federation. Belarusians who entered the territory of Russia extradite Very easy, “said Tikhanovskaya.
In October 2020, Tikhanovskaya was announced to the federal wanted list in Russia. The law enforcement source told Lente.ru that the ex-candidate is wanted under the legal assistance agreement concluded between Moscow and Minsk.
Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia reported that Tikhanovskaya is wanted under an article about calls to actions aimed at the harm of National Security (Article 361 Part 3 of the Criminal Code of Belarus). In June 2021, the department announced that she excluded Tikhanovskaya from the base of the wanted persons on the basis of the decision of Belarus. In October, against the Tikhanovsky and former Minister of Culture of Belarus, Pavel Latushko opened a new criminal case. They are accused of unauthorized assignment of title or power, as well as in creating representative offices abroad.
The election of the President of Belarus took place in August 2020. The CEC announced that Alexander Lukashenko ranked for the sixth term received 80 percent of the votes, and Tikhanovskaya – 10 percent. Mass protests continued throughout the country for several months. A number of opposition politicians and activists were arrested or fled abroad. Tikhanovskaya is located in Lithuania.