Screenshot of the ONT TV channel video
MINSK, 26 August (BelTA) – Aleksandr Galuza who was pardoned by the Belarusian president told the ONT TV channel about his first emotions outside the prison, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Galuza was convicted of extremism on the internet and participation in mass riots. “My heart is racing. Of course, I am glad to have the opportunity to finish my prison term early. I would like to turn the page on it, to stay away from this place, to live with a clear conscience,” he said.
Ruslan Krasov was also pardoned. The man was convicted of extremism on the internet and served three years in prison. “I can't believe that I will be going home, that I will be free. My family is waiting for me, my son is waiting. He will turn 5 years in two and a half months,” he said. The man expressed hope that he will be able to forget his experience in prison. “I will get a job. I am grateful to our president for maintaining peace in our country,” he said.
Among those released early was also Oleg Zykun, who was sentenced to one and a half years in prison for doxing police officers and transferring money to extremist organizations. “I regret it. I have been released early. I am grateful to the president for this, for granting me a pardon and the opportunity to make a fresh start. A couple of days ago I watched news on Belarusian television about plans to pardon some people. I hoped to be among them, yet, everything happened very suddenly. But it was good, of course.”
According to political scientist Yuri Voskresensky, about 900 people applied for pardon. “Almost all of these 900 people realized that they were bargaining chips in the hands of these unscrupulous politicians who are now in Warsaw or Vilnius. And how do the relatives of the imprisoned Belarusians feel about these fugitive marauders now? Of course, they are furious at all these provocateurs who framed their loved ones, dragged them into this whole adventure.”
The political scientist told journalists what surprised him immensely. “Nobody offered them any help. They didn't pay for a lawyer or send a parcel. What can I say, the leaders of the fugitive provocateurs didn't even bother to send a postcard, a telegram, or make a brief phone call. Therefore, if this fugitive elite ever comes back, the relatives of those who suffered from their activities will simply tear them to shreds,” he added.
Aleksandr Galuza was convicted of extremism on the internet and participation in mass riots. “My heart is racing. Of course, I am glad to have the opportunity to finish my prison term early. I would like to turn the page on it, to stay away from this place, to live with a clear conscience,” he said.
Ruslan Krasov was also pardoned. The man was convicted of extremism on the internet and served three years in prison. “I can't believe that I will be going home, that I will be free. My family is waiting for me, my son is waiting. He will turn 5 years in two and a half months,” he said. The man expressed hope that he will be able to forget his experience in prison. “I will get a job. I am grateful to our president for maintaining peace in our country,” he said.
Among those released early was also Oleg Zykun, who was sentenced to one and a half years in prison for doxing police officers and transferring money to extremist organizations. “I regret it. I have been released early. I am grateful to the president for this, for granting me a pardon and the opportunity to make a fresh start. A couple of days ago I watched news on Belarusian television about plans to pardon some people. I hoped to be among them, yet, everything happened very suddenly. But it was good, of course.”
According to political scientist Yuri Voskresensky, about 900 people applied for pardon. “Almost all of these 900 people realized that they were bargaining chips in the hands of these unscrupulous politicians who are now in Warsaw or Vilnius. And how do the relatives of the imprisoned Belarusians feel about these fugitive marauders now? Of course, they are furious at all these provocateurs who framed their loved ones, dragged them into this whole adventure.”
The political scientist told journalists what surprised him immensely. “Nobody offered them any help. They didn't pay for a lawyer or send a parcel. What can I say, the leaders of the fugitive provocateurs didn't even bother to send a postcard, a telegram, or make a brief phone call. Therefore, if this fugitive elite ever comes back, the relatives of those who suffered from their activities will simply tear them to shreds,” he added.
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