‘Fascism successors cannot judge me!’ Lukashenka slams Germans after accusations of crimes against humanity
On Friday, Alyaksandr Lukashenka has made a comment on ten Belarusians’ recently filing complaints of his committing crimes against humanity to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office of Germany.
According to him, it was a ‘stupid move and part of the instant gratification policy’.
“The UK, America, France could have done it because they were part of the coalition after all. But fascism successors shouldn’t have. Who are they to judge me?!” state-run news agency BelTA quotes Lukashenka.
The politician also called Germans ‘descendants of the generations that started the Second World War’.
In early May, four German lawyers contacted the prosecutor’s office located in Karlsruhe on behalf of ten Belarusian survivors of torture, reporting numerous cases of using violence against civilians amid the post-election peaceful protests in Belarus. Their clients lodged complaints of having been put to brutal torture, deprivation of food and sleep, insults and abuse, which inflicted serious damage on the health of all of the victims. In their opinion, the actions by Belarusian authorities were nothing but barbaric acts. As neither Lukashenka nor his law enforcement officers are facing the legal consequences of excessive use of force and torturing detainees in Belarus, the lawyers called on the German authorities to conduct an independent investigation into crimes against humanity committed by the regime. It should be noted that they referred to the universal jurisdiction concept which allows criminal prosecution for crimes prohibited by international law and perpetrated in other states.
On May 5, German Chancellor Angela Merkel raised the issue of Belarus when taking part in an online meeting with students. She announced further measures that Germany would start offering to Belarusians in humanitarian need, including easier access to visas, scholarships and support to independent media.
