Canada has imposed sanctions on Belarusian government officials, including the president, over election fraud and violence against protesters and opposition groups, Global Affairs Canada announced Tuesday.
Canada is imposing sanctions against Aleksandr Grigoryevich Lukashenko and 10 other officials for “fraudulent presidential elections in August 2020,” and conducting “a systematic campaign of repression and state-sponsored violence against public protests and the activities of opposition groups” under the Special Economic Act.
