{"id":267,"date":"2024-07-29T04:33:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T04:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofgerman.com\/rico-krieger-mystery-of-german-man-sentenced-to-death-in-belarus\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T04:33:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T04:33:39","slug":"rico-krieger-mystery-of-german-man-sentenced-to-death-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofgerman.com\/en\/rico-krieger-mystery-of-german-man-sentenced-to-death-in-belarus\/","title":{"rendered":"Rico Krieger: Mystery of German man sentenced to death in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><amp-img class=\"bbc-image\" layout=\"responsive\" alt=\"Rico Krieger on Belarusian state television\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/640\/cpsprodpb\/21b7\/live\/93062e30-4b99-11ef-8992-25dde6d5a6bd.png.webp\" width=\"1168\" height=\"657\" fallback=\"\" attribution=\"ATN Belarus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/21b7\/live\/93062e30-4b99-11ef-8992-25dde6d5a6bd.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/21b7\/live\/93062e30-4b99-11ef-8992-25dde6d5a6bd.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/21b7\/live\/93062e30-4b99-11ef-8992-25dde6d5a6bd.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/21b7\/live\/93062e30-4b99-11ef-8992-25dde6d5a6bd.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/800\/cpsprodpb\/21b7\/live\/93062e30-4b99-11ef-8992-25dde6d5a6bd.png.webp 800w\" data-hero=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bbc-by8ykd\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Image source, <\/span>ATN Belarus<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-12kbik1 e6i104o0\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Image caption, <\/span><span data-testid=\"caption-paragraph\">Rico Krieger appeared in a heavily choreographed interview on Belarusian state television<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"article-byline\" class=\"bbc-1vjaf6b\"><strong id=\"article-byline\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Article information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"bbc-1rvtlej\">\n<li><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Author, <\/span><span class=\"bbc-1ypcc2\">Sarah Rainsford<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Role, <!-- --> <\/span><span class=\"bbc-1y5sx98\">Eastern European Correspondent<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"bbc-v8pmqw\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2024-07-27\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">27 July 2024<\/time><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">A German man who has been sentenced to death in Belarus for terrorism has been shown in a heavily choreographed interview on state-controlled television, apparently confessing to planting explosives near a railway line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">There is no direct evidence of that in the 16-minute video for which Rico Krieger was filmed, handcuffed, through the metal bars of an oddly pristine and empty cell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">He says he was acting on instruction from&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c28eym731zjo.amp\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image source, ATN Belarus Image caption, Rico Krieger appeared in a heavily choreographed interview on Belarusian state television Article information Author, Sarah Rainsford Role, Eastern European Correspondent 27 July 2024 A German man who has been sentenced to death in Belarus for terrorism has been shown in a heavily choreographed interview on state-controlled television, apparently 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