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Expulsion of two British diplomats from Belarus: Foreign Secretary statement

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the following statement on the expulsion of two British diplomats from Belarus.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said:

The expulsion of two British diplomats for legitimately observing protests in Minsk is wholly unjustified. As independent reports show, this is part of a concerted campaign of harassment aimed at activists, media and now diplomats.

Instead of trying to bully those shining a light on his repression, Mr Lukashenko must agree to free and fair elections and enable those responsible for violence against demonstrators to be held to account.

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Published 9 November 2020