MOSCOW, May 18, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Belarus has introduced the death penalty for
attempts to carry out acts of terrorism, Russian news agencies reported
Wednesday, charges that several opposition activists face in the ex-Soviet
country.

"Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a law on the possibility of
the death penalty for an attempted terrorist act," the RIA Novosti news
agency reported, adding that the law will come into force 10 days after its
publication.