Mr. David Sproule at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On November 5th, 2020. See this statement in context.

November 5th, 2020 / 4:15 p.m.

Senior Arctic Official and Director General, Arctic, Eurasian and European Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

David Sproule

It did so because we saw that the criteria for using SEMA were met exactly. In other words, there were gross and systematic violations of human rights by the Lukashenko regime, together with his officials and those who implemented those repressive measures.

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