The fugitive, considered by the Belarusian authorities as a criminal offender, escaped Belarus and was hiding from the persecution in Germany, the “Radio Liberty” reported referring to the German press.

In the course of the court hearing, judges considered it unacceptable to refer the fugitive back to Belarus where the basic rights and freedoms were violated and therefore the court made a decision to release the Belarusian from custody immediately.

German law prohibits the media to reveal the name of the Belarusian citizen and to report about the details of the trial. In the meantime, the majority of the press provided with comments made by judges regarding the verdict.

Rhein Zeitung reported that the German court questioned the existing legal principles of the Belarusian state related to fair trial and conditions of imprisonment. Judges also said that Belarus could not guarantee the implementation of the principles declared by the European Charter on human rights. Based on the principles of the international law, no German court in this case could agree with the possible violations of the human rights.

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