MINSK. Dec 1 (Interfax) - Former Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has initiated the creation of a unified register of crimes committed against protesters and has said she will seek international prosecution and sanctions for those behind the violence.
"I'm initiating the launch of a unified register of crimes, which will be put together by the People's Anti-Crisis Administration and the ByPol team of former law enforcement officers," Tikhanovskaya said on Telegram on Tuesday.
The unified register will record "as many details of violations of the law as possible, and lawyers will verify the materials collected and prepare to open criminal cases, both at the international level and in the courts of new Belarus," she said.
"My team will recommend that people against whom real evidence has been collected be blacklisted. Last week, we directed the first criminal case to a court of international jurisdiction in Lithuania. That's the case of Maxim Khoroshin, who was tortured and had to leave Belarus," Tikhanovskaya said.
Anyone who has taken part in unlawful actions against protesters "can confidentially confess or report on crimes committed before their eyes," she said.
Tikhanovskaya joined the presidential race in Belarus after the Central Elections Commission refused to register the campaign of her husband, Sergei Tikhanovsky, who was later detained. According to the official results of the Belarusian presidential election, Tikhanovskaya ranked second with slightly more than 10% of the vote. The incumbent head of state, Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in office since 1994, was declared the winner.
Protests against the election results have been ongoing in Belarus since August 9. Protesters refuse to recognize the official outcome of the election and say the vote was rigged.