MINSK - A high-profile analyst and strategist who has advised presidential candidates in the US and Russia has been charged with helping organise mass unrest in Belarus and faces up to three years in prison, his lawyer said on Saturday .
Lawyer Anton Gashinsky said Mr Shkliarov's arrest did not appear to be Belarusian authorities scare tactics on the eve of the vote, saying Minsk wanted the 44-political analyst to stand trial.He said Mr Shkliarov denied any guilt, saying he is being punished for commenting on Belarusian politics ahead of the election.
Mr Lukashenko claimed on Thursday that apart from Russian mercenaries other people also wanted to stir unrest and were therefore detained. Mr Tikhanovsky's wife, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has emerged as Mr Lukashenko's strongest election rival.
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