The 38-year-old, who took refuge in EU member Lithuania following her claim to have beaten long-running leader Alexander Lukashenko in August elections, is “wanted on a criminal charge,” the Russian interior ministry told AFP, without giving further details.
Russian state news firm RIA Novosti reported that Tikhanovskaya faces charges in Belarus for making public calls to damage the country’s security, called to take power.
Tikhanovskaya, a political novice until his crusade to end Lukashenko’s 26-year reign took thousands of people to the streets of Belarus, recently met with European leaders, adding German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and reportedly participated in an open-air demonstration of the Bundestag on Wednesday. .
Russian news agencies have cited police resources saying their list automatically gives the impression due to Moscow’s commitments to a “unity state” with neighboring Belarus.
Belarus, however, announced tikhanovskaya as he wished.
Belarusian Interior Ministry spokeswoman Olga Chemodanova told the country’s independent Tut. by newscast: “So far I don’t have any data I can tell you. “
Many of Tikhanovskaya’s key allies have been arrested for making public calls for the country’s security or expelled from the country through threats from the authorities.
The European Union and the United States refused lukashenko’s inauguration as president last month, which brought up rigged polls.
European Union leaders approved sanctions that oppose members of the Belarusian regime but oppose Lukashenko himself, leading Belarus to announce counter-sanctions against unidentified officials.
(AFP)