{"id":2067,"date":"2024-07-24T11:42:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T15:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ielrblog.com\/?p=2067"},"modified":"2024-07-24T11:42:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T15:42:37","slug":"german-national-sentenced-to-death-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ielrblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/german-national-sentenced-to-death-in-belarus\/","title":{"rendered":"GERMAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH IN BELARUS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minsk Regional Court Charges Former German Red Cross Employee with Mercenary Activity<\/p>\n<p>By Kaila Hall<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On July 19, 2024, human rights group Viasna announced<sup>1<\/sup> that the Minsk Regional Court in Belarus had sentenced German citizen Rico Krieger to death. Krieger has been charged with six violations of the Belarusian Criminal Code, including \u201cmercenary activity,\u201d \u201cagent activity,\u201d \u201cact of terrorism,\u201d \u201ccreation of an extremist formation,\u201d \u201cintentional disrepair of a vehicle or communication lines,\u201d and \u201cillegal actions in relation to firearms, ammunition and explosives.\u201d It is unclear what explosion the charges refer to. Viasna reported that, on June 24, Krieger was sentenced to death by firing squad.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old Krieger has previously worked as a medic for the German Red Cross, as well as an armed security officer in the U.S. Embassy in Berlin. Multiple sources have also confirmed that he has a minor child living in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Krieger has been held in custody since November 6th, 2023. The Belarusian Hajun Project believes<sup>2<\/sup> the case \u201cis related to the Kalinouski Regiment, specifically its unit \u2013 the \u2018Western\u2019 foreign mechanized battalion.\u201d The Kalinouski Regiment<sup>3<\/sup> denotes a Belarusian volunteer group assisting Ukraine in the war against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Minsk Regional Court decision, Krieger was convicted of &#8220;arranging an explosion in order to influence decision-making by authorities, intimidate the population, destabilize public order (an act of terrorism) committed by a person who had previously committed a crime under Part 4 of Article 295 of the Criminal Code, as an organized group, that is, committing a crime under Part 3 Article 289 of the Criminal Code.\u201d Viasna cannot confirm whether the verdict has been appealed and whether the death sentence has been carried out. The German Foreign Ministry has acknowledged Krieger\u2019s sentence and has announced that it was communicating with Belarusian officials regarding the matter.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>International law prohibits<sup>5<\/sup> the use of mercenaries during war times and in certain peaceful situations. In 1989, 46 countries, including Belarus and Germany, signed the United Nations International Convention Against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries.<sup>6<\/sup> Additionally, Article 4 of the Hague Convention V respecting the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers and Persons in Case of War on Land<sup>7<\/sup> from 1907 states that \u201ca corps of combatants cannot be formed nor recruiting agencies opened on the territory of a neutral Power to assist the belligerents.\u201d Article 2 of the United Nations Charter,<sup>8<\/sup> Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions (1949),<sup>9<\/sup> and Article 47 of Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflict<sup>10<\/sup> (1977) all prohibit the use of mercenaries.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of capital punishment, Belarus remains the only European country where it is legal. The EU has previously issued its Guidelines on the Death Penalty,<sup>11<\/sup> affirming that it \u201chas a strong and unequivocal opposition to the death penalty in all times and in all circumstances. Therefore, and encouraged by the growing momentum towards [the] abolition of the death penalty worldwide, the EU will continue its long-standing campaign against the death penalty.\u201d The EU has previously released several statements on death penalty sentences in Belarus, including Aliaksandr Asipovich\u2019s execution<sup>12<\/sup> in 2019 and Viktor Skrundik\u2019s death sentence<sup>13<\/sup> in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Several International human rights conventions<sup>14<\/sup> also prohibit capital punishment. These include the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights, Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. In 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 73\/175 to call for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty on the grounds that it \u201ccontributes to respect for human dignity and to the enhancement and progressive development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kaila Hall is an intern at IELR. She is a rising senior at Cornell University.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[1] Viasna. \u201cEmployee of the German Red Cross Sentenced to Death in Belarus.\u201d <em>Spring96.org<\/em>, 19 July 2024, spring96.org\/en\/news\/115803. \u200c<\/p>\n<p>[2] Belarusian Hajun Project. \u201cX.com.\u201d <em>X (Formerly Twitter)<\/em>, 19 July 2024, x.com\/Hajun_BY\/status\/1814274591260311954. \u200c<\/p>\n<p>[3] Baboolal, Samara. \u201cBelarus Court Sentences German National to Death on Mercenary Activity Charges.\u201d <em>Www.jurist.org<\/em>, 20 July 2024, www.jurist.org\/news\/2024\/07\/germany-national-sentenced-to-death-at-belarus-court-for-mercenary-activity-among-other-charges\/.<\/p>\n<p>[4] \u200cEscritt, Thomas. \u201cGerman Citizen on Belarus Death Row, Foreign Ministry Says.\u201d <em>Reuters<\/em>, 19 July 2024, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/german-citizen-sentenced-death-belarus-belarusian-human-rights-group-viasna-2024-07-19\/\">www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/german-citizen-sentenced-death-belarus-belarusian-human-rights-group-viasna-2024-07-19\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[5] \u201cOHCHR | International Standards.\u201d <em>OHCHR<\/em>, www.ohchr.org\/en\/node\/3383\/international-standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u200c [6] United Nations. \u201cInternational Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries.\u201d <em>United Nations Treaty Collection<\/em>, 4 Dec. 1989, treaties.un.org\/Pages\/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&amp;mtdsg_no=XVIII-6&amp;chapter=18&amp;clang=_en.<\/p>\n<p>[7] ICRC. \u201cConvention (v) Respecting the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers and Persons in Case of War on Land. The Hague, 18 October 1907.\u201d <em>International Humanitarian Law Databases<\/em>, 1907, <a href=\"http:\/\/ihl-databases.icrc.org\/applic\/ihl\/ihl.nsf\/INTRO\/200?OpenDocument\">ihl-databases.icrc.org\/applic\/ihl\/ihl.nsf\/INTRO\/200?OpenDocument<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[8] United Nations. \u201cCharter of the United Nations.\u201d <em>United Nations<\/em>, 1945, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/charter-united-nations\/index.html\">www.un.org\/en\/charter-united-nations\/index.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[9] \u201cOHCHR | Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War.\u201d <em>Www.ohchr.org<\/em>, 1949, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/ProfessionalInterest\/Pages\/ProtectionOfCivilianPersons.aspx\">www.ohchr.org\/EN\/ProfessionalInterest\/Pages\/ProtectionOfCivilianPersons.aspx<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[10] United Nations. \u201cGeneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War.\u201d <em>United Nations OHCHR<\/em>, 12 Aug. 1949, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/instruments-mechanisms\/instruments\/geneva-convention-relative-protection-civilian-persons-time-war\">www.ohchr.org\/en\/instruments-mechanisms\/instruments\/geneva-convention-relative-protection-civilian-persons-time-war<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[11] European Union. \u201cEU GUIDELINES on the DEATH PENALTY.\u201d <em>EEAS EU<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeas.europa.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/08_hr_guidelines_death_penalty_en.pdf\">www.eeas.europa.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/08_hr_guidelines_death_penalty_en.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[12] \u201cEU Statement on the Death Penalty in Belarus | EEAS.\u201d <em>Www.eeas.europa.eu<\/em>, 15 Jan. 2020, www.eeas.europa.eu\/delegations\/council-europe\/eu-statement-death-penalty-belarus_en?s=51. \u200c<\/p>\n<p>[13] \u201cEU Statement on a New Death Sentence in Belarus | EEAS.\u201d <em>Www.eeas.europa.eu<\/em>, 11 March 2020. www.eeas.europa.eu\/delegations\/council-europe\/eu-statement-new-death-sentence-belarus_en. \u200c<\/p>\n<p>[14] Hall, Kaila. \u201cBANGLADESH SENTENCES BOTSWANA DRUG MULE to DEATH.\u201d <em>IELR Blog<\/em>, 6 June 2024, ielrblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/06\/bangladesh-sentences-botswana-drug-mule-to-death\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minsk Regional Court Charges Former German Red Cross Employee with Mercenary Activity By Kaila Hall &nbsp; On July 19, 2024, human rights group Viasna announced1 that the Minsk Regional Court in Belarus had sentenced German citizen Rico Krieger to death. 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