Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich

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B100328/2026 } RC1/Am. 1

Amendment 1

Małgorzata Gosiewska, Mariusz Kamiński

on behalf of the ECR Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left

Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich

Joint motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Joint motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ca. whereas Article 411 of the Criminal Code of Belarus has been systematically used against political prisoners to arbitrarily extend their imprisonment on the basis of fabricated disciplinary violations, creating a mechanism of indefinite detention and coercion; whereas more than 80 political prisoners have been convicted under this provision since 2020, some of them repeatedly; whereas Article 411 is used to subject detainees to blackmail, force them to seek pardons from the regime, participate in propaganda activities or cooperate with the authorities, and has become an instrument of psychological torture and political repression;

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B100328/2026 } RC1/Am. 2

Amendment 2

Małgorzata Gosiewska, Mariusz Kamiński

on behalf of the ECR Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left

Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich

Joint motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Joint motion for a resolution

Amendment

3a. Condemns the systematic misuse of Article 411 of the Criminal Code of Belarus as a tool for political persecution and arbitrary sentence extension; calls for its immediate repeal; demands the release and full legal rehabilitation of all persons convicted under this provision; expresses deep concern for the approximately 50 political prisoners who remain imprisoned under Article 411 and whose lives and health are at serious risk as a result of prolonged detention, solitary confinement and other forms of inhuman and degrading treatment;

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