#Ecuador Could Extradite Belarusian Dissident
Ecuador Could Extradite Belarusian Dissident
Aliaksandr Barankov says his life would be at risk if Ecuadorean court refuses to extend his status as a political refugee
Associated Press in Quito
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 21 August 2012 07.33 EDT
Less than a year ago, an Ecuadorean judge denied a request to extradite Aliaksandr Barankov to Belarus, the former Soviet bloc nation with a president who is referred to as Europe’s last dictator.
Aliaksandr Barankov
But now, the former financial crimes investigator is in imminent danger of losing his political refugee status and being sent home, where he says he could be killed because he unearthed corruption at the highest levels of government.
Barankov’s fate could be decided as early as Tuesday, less than a week after Ecuador granted political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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