Rico Krieger admits role in Ukrainian plot and pleads for German chancellor to save him during broadcast
has appeared on state television in the country, in tears and begging the German government to intervene in his case.
“This was the biggest mistake of my life. I admit my guilt, without a doubt,” said Krieger in a section of the interview where the original German was audible below a Russian-language voiceover translation. At several moments during the 17-minute television programme he broke down crying., casting doubt on the reliability of the claims made in the programme. No supporting evidence for Krieger’s supposed crimes was provided.
Belarus is the only European country that retains capital punishment. Sentences are carried out by a single bullet to the back of the head; the remains are buried secretly in an unmarked grave. “Time is against me. At any moment they could carry out the sentence. Every second I regret what I did,” said Krieger, adding that he did not know why the German government was not making greater effort to intervene in his case., and President Vladimir Putin has signalled he is interested in a deal whereby Russian spies and assassins jailed abroad were returned to Moscow in exchange for western prisoners in Russia.
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