Leading Belarus opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova said security officers put a bag over her head and threatened to kill her when they tried to forcibly deport her to Ukraine this week, according to a statement filed by her lawyer.
Kolesnikova said that she had genuinely feared for her life. “In particular it was stated that if I did not voluntarily leave the Republic of Belarus, I would be taken out anyway, alive or in bits. There were also threats to imprison me for up to 25 years,”…
