Capitol rioter facing charges for assaulting officers seeks asylum in Belarus
by AP in Kyiv from on (#5RPX6)
California man caught on police camera punching officers given sympathetic interview on Belarus television
A US man who faces criminal charges for participating in the 6 January riot at the US Capitol is seeking asylum in Belarus, the country's state TV has reported in a development likely to heighten tensions between the turbulent ex-Soviet nation and the United States.
The man, Evan Neumann, 48, of California, acknowledged in an interview with the state TV channel Belarus 1 that he was at the Capitol on 6 January but rejected the charges, which include assaulting police, obstruction and other offenses. The channel aired excerpts of the interview on Sunday and promised to release the full version on Wednesday.
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