03:40Mandatory credit: 00:00-03:08 - All-National TV; 03:08-03:40 - 'Belarus 1' TV channel.
German citizen Rico Krieger thanked President Alexander Lukashenko as he received his pardon on Wednesday.
He was previously convicted of terrorism and faced the death penalty in Belarus.
Footage published by Belarus' All-National TV shows the defendant listening to the court's decision and crying in joy, before being uncuffed. Other footage provided by 'Belarus 1' TV channel shows Krieger behind prison bars.
"Thank you, Mr Lukashenko, thank you. Thank you for forgiving me. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to see my daughter. <...> I'm unbelievably happy, my hands are shaking," Krieger shared.
Krieger was charged over an explosion at Ozerishche railway station not far from Minsk in October 2023. There were no casualties following the incident.
According to media reports, the German national was believed to be part of a wider prisoner exchange involving Russia, Belarus and the West, although this was not confirmed by the authorities at time of publication.
'Best moment of my life' - German citizen on death row pardoned by Belarus ahead of wider prisoner swap
German citizen Rico Krieger thanked President Alexander Lukashenko as he received his pardon on Wednesday.
He was previously convicted of terrorism and faced the death penalty in Belarus.
Footage published by Belarus' All-National TV shows the defendant listening to the court's decision and crying in joy, before being uncuffed. Other footage provided by 'Belarus 1' TV channel shows Krieger behind prison bars.
"Thank you, Mr Lukashenko, thank you. Thank you for forgiving me. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to see my daughter. <...> I'm unbelievably happy, my hands are shaking," Krieger shared.
Krieger was charged over an explosion at Ozerishche railway station not far from Minsk in October 2023. There were no casualties following the incident.
According to media reports, the German national was believed to be part of a wider prisoner exchange involving Russia, Belarus and the West, although this was not confirmed by the authorities at time of publication.
Mandatory credit: 00:00-03:08 - All-National TV; 03:08-03:40 - 'Belarus 1' TV channel.
German citizen Rico Krieger thanked President Alexander Lukashenko as he received his pardon on Wednesday.
He was previously convicted of terrorism and faced the death penalty in Belarus.
Footage published by Belarus' All-National TV shows the defendant listening to the court's decision and crying in joy, before being uncuffed. Other footage provided by 'Belarus 1' TV channel shows Krieger behind prison bars.
"Thank you, Mr Lukashenko, thank you. Thank you for forgiving me. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to see my daughter. <...> I'm unbelievably happy, my hands are shaking," Krieger shared.
Krieger was charged over an explosion at Ozerishche railway station not far from Minsk in October 2023. There were no casualties following the incident.
According to media reports, the German national was believed to be part of a wider prisoner exchange involving Russia, Belarus and the West, although this was not confirmed by the authorities at time of publication.