The lawyer of the Belarusian oppositionist Sergey Tikhanovsky Viktor Matskevich informed the readiness to appeal the sentence made by his client. He stated this in an interview with RIA Novosti.
He called illegal verdict and hoping that the court decision could be canceled. Matskevich added that it will be appealed on time.
Earlier it was reported that the Gomel Court sentenced Sergey Tikhanovsky by 18 years of reinforced regime. The oppositionist was found guilty of calls to violence against the authorities and the preparation of mass riots in the country.
In 2020, Tikhanovsky tried to take part in the election of the President of Belarus, but the Central Election Commission (CEC) refused to register him. Later, he was detained on one of the pickets on the collection of signatures in Grodno and sent to the SIZO.