Andrei Gunye was evacuated from Serbia. Minsk wanted him deported
“Belarusian rebel and director Andrei Gunet is safe,” his lawyer said. The man, who was being chased by Lukashenko's regime, had fled Belgrade to Poland. His legal battle in Serbia lasted more than a year. The official reason the Minsk government wants the rebel to return to the country is because he is suspected of failing to pay taxes.
“Andrei Gunyet is safe,” the man's lawyer Anna Machijewskaya announced on social media. As proof, she posted a photo showing that her client's passport was also returned.
Andrei Gunye took refuge in Poland. Lukashenko's government wanted him deported
The Belarusian opposition leader was evacuated from Serbia to European Union territory. According to independent website Nexta, it has landed in Poland.
Guniet was detained at Belgrade Airport on October 30, 2023, based on an Interpol arrest warrant issued at the request of Belarus.
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The 41-year-old is a co-founder of the Belarusian sportsmen's association SOS.by, which President Alyaksandr Lukashenko's government has deemed an “extremist organization,” but the official reason for his detention is suspicions of tax evasion. Ta. Opponents believe the incident was politically motivated.
The director spent almost a year in a Serbian prison
Gunjet spent seven months in a Serbian prison and a further five months under house arrest. A year later, a court in Belgrade decided not to apply new precautionary measures to the coach, overturning an opposition decision to extradite him from Belarus, and he was released on October 31.
The decision of the Serbian authorities was influenced by the publicity of the incident by numerous politicians and activists. Human rights groups and artists from many countries, including Serbia, defended him. The letter to Serbian authorities was also signed by Belarusian Nobel laureate and exiled writer Sviatlana Alexievich.
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