Belarusian courts have never handed down a sentence of this magnitude for a political opponent: 25 years in prison for Mikalay Autukhovich, a businessman and activist charged with high treason and terrorism. The other 11 who stood trial with him were sentenced to a total of almost 170 years.
Belarusian businessman and political activist Mikalay Autukhovich, along with 11 others, has been handed lengthy prison terms on terrorism charges that he rejects as politically motivated.