Andrey Sannikov

A former candidate for presidency of Belarussia Andrey Sannikov in a judgement-hall in Minsk (Belarussia), on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. This day legal proceedings against Andrey Sannikov were initiated. Sannikov was one of seven candidates for presidency who were arrested on December 19, 2010, during a mass rally in Minsk after Lukashenko was declared a winner. The police broke up a rally. Some 700 people, including seven candidates for presidency, were arrested. Ten more opposition leaders including Andrey Sannikov are also on trial. Seven opposition figures have already been sentenced to jail terms of two to four years for their participation in the protest. Photo by Sergey Kostin / UNIAN