US Capitol rioter seeks asylum in Belarus, state TV reports

[ASFN Admin]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An American who faces criminal charges for participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is seeking asylum in Belarus, the country's state TV reported on Monday — a move that may further heighten the tensions between the turbulent ex-Soviet nation and the United States. The man, Evan Neumann, 48, of California, acknowledged in an interview with state TV channel Belarus 1 that he was at the Capitol on Jan. 6 but rejected the charges, which include assaulting police, ob

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