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Belarus torture survivors take legal action in Germany
Ten people have filed a criminal complaint against Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko, alleging torture and crimes against humanity. DW spoke with two of the individuals seeking justice.
Belarus security forces have been accused of beating and torturing hundreds of people following the 2020 contested election result
The trauma for Valery Samalazau continues each day. I barely get any sleep, and have been prescribed antidepressants and sleeping pills, he tells DW. My fingertips are numb since the torture; I have a hard time talking about how I was beaten, humiliated, and how they threatened to shove a baton into my anus, says Samalazau, his voice shaking.
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They will stop doing business with him.
Four German lawyers appealed to the Federal Prosecutor s Office in Karlsruhe in connection with the use of violence against civilians in Belarus amid peaceful protests that began after the presidential election in August 2020. On behalf of Belarusian victims of torture, they reported to the prosecutor s office on crimes against humanity committed by Belarusian ruler Aliaksandr Lukashenka.
According to Belarusian activist
Anton Malkin, the lawsuit to the German Prosecutor s Office is only the first step towards the recognition of Lukashenka s regime as a terrorist organization. Declaring Lukashenka a terrorist may be an ultimatum tool not just to pressure him, but tear down the regime, Malkin said in an interview with Deutsche Welle.