Belarus has introduced the death penalty for preparing an attack or "
attempting an act of terrorism
", according to a decree published on Wednesday May 18, cited by Russian agencies, charges that target many opposition activists , including its exiled leader.
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed the law providing for the possibility of the death penalty for an attempted act of terrorism
", according to the Ria Novosti agency, while until now only those who have committed such an act were liable execution.
