Belarusian president signs law granting him lifelong immunity from prosecution | Alexander Lukashenko | The Guardian
Belarusian president signs law granting him lifelong immunity from prosecution | Alexander Lukashenko | The Guardian
Alexander Lukashenko’s law also bars exiled opposition leaders from standing in presidential elections
Any leader who has to sign legislation stating they have lifelong immunity from prosecution, probably needs to be prosecuted for the rest of their long life.
Or, sometimes, their artificially truncated life
I wonder what other modern politicians are doing that, or are promising to do it if they get elected?
History tells us this always works.
This law proves that he is innocent of all wrongdoing. :P
Only innocent people make laws like this.
Sounds like a sign of weakness, tbh.
He's been in power for a very long time and hasn't needed this before.
Totally the kinda stuff you do when you've been well behaved
And that's how assassination becomes a national hobby.
I mean there was this old Italian guy that tried that a few thousand years ago. I can't remember how it ended.
I mean there was this old Italian guy that tried that a few thousand years ago. I can’t remember how it ended.
With his adopted son as dictator. Not the best example.
He was also recognized as a god by the Roman state after his death as a stern lesson to all those aspiring dictators out there.
The thing about laws, is that all it needs to remove them is another law...
Also: when the law is unjust, the just break the law.
I see lynch mobs in his future. Probably not soon, but eventually.
Fuck it. I declare myself King of Belarus. Luka will hang by his balls tonight at midnight.
Where were you when Eran Morad became King of Belarus
I was on Lemmy, reading a comment by Eran Morad.
Oh well in that case I grant myself immunity as well from any future prosecution.
That was easy!
I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!!!
Very nice! That is a good one! /borat voice
Totally good and normal 👍
The behind the scenes in Belarus and Russia must be going worse than anyone knows if he feels the need to do this.
Well, Belarus was already almost in a state of revolution when the russian army came to save Lukachenko. Now the russian army is kinda busy with other stuff
He knows he's fucked up and that the writing is on the wall for him. Putin is on borrowed time and so is he.
Isn't this more or less admission of wrongdoings and criminal activities from his part? Like those monopoly cards to skip the jail.
Nope. No reason. Just felt like giving himself a little immunity.
As a treat.
He won't be prosecuted in court anyway. It's probably going to be a trial of the ratatatat-tat style like Ceaucescu's. All this does is show how pathetic Lukashenko really is.
Like any law, it can be rendered null and void by any following government, considering the following executive will not be a puppet.
considering the following executive will not be a puppet.
Hopefully, but there is never a guarantee.
In the US, we just have a 'gentleman's agreement'.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
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.
The new measure appears aimed at further shoring up Lukashenko’s power and eliminating potential challengers in the country’s next presidential election, which is due to take place in 2025.
The law significantly tightens requirements for presidential candidates and makes it impossible to elect opposition leaders who have fled to neighbouring countries in recent years.
Belarus was rocked by mass protests during Lukashenko’s controversial re-election in August 2020 for a sixth term, which the opposition and the west condemned as fraudulent.
The law also says the president and members of his family will be provided with lifelong state protection, medical care, and life and health insurance.
“We will ensure that the dictator is brought to justice,” Tsikhanouskaya said, emphasising that there were still about 1,500 political prisoners behind bars in Belarus, including the Nobel peace prize laureate Ales Bialiatski.
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Is he stepping down or something?
Hopefully on a mine.
When you are President for Life, the paths for succession and retirement are limited, and often abruptly enacted. Others will want that lifetime immunity too.
Someone should ask Orange man if he thinks this is a good idea
So he can effectively prostitute whenever he wants?
Lucky man.