• Arghblarg@lemmy.caEnglish
    86·
    2 years ago

    Any leader who has to sign legislation stating they have lifelong immunity from prosecution, probably needs to be prosecuted for the rest of their long life.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      I wonder what other modern politicians are doing that, or are promising to do it if they get elected?

    • Zerlyna@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      2 years ago

      Sure! You just think it. Like how he unclassified all those documents. With His Mind.

    • Tosti@feddit.nlEnglish
      11·
      2 years ago

      He claims it was already done… let’s see how that plays out.

      Also your opponent might just forego pretence and summarily execute you when they catch you or claim themself president and be immune to consequences and imprison you anyway.

    • GiddyGap@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      He thought he can only do it on “day one”

      • Furbag@lemmy.worldEnglish
        111·
        2 years ago

        Last time I checked, Hunter Biden isn’t the President, so why would we care what he thinks?

  • Hyperreality@kbin.social
    48·
    2 years ago

    Sounds like a sign of weakness, tbh.

    He’s been in power for a very long time and hasn’t needed this before.

  • MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.comEnglish
    381·
    2 years ago

    And that’s how assassination becomes a national hobby.

    I mean there was this old Italian guy that tried that a few thousand years ago. I can’t remember how it ended.

    • sylver_dragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      2 years ago

      I mean there was this old Italian guy that tried that a few thousand years ago. I can’t remember how it ended.

      With his adopted son as dictator. Not the best example.

      • Hamartia@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        He was also recognized as a god by the Roman state after his death as a stern lesson to all those aspiring dictators out there.

  • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    271·
    2 years ago

    That sounds good and all on paper, but it’s really only as binding as the people that come in after him are willing to let it be. I can imagine a law being passed later on just repealing this law and he’s right back to square one, assuming he doesn’t just hold onto power until he dies and/or Russia doesn’t annex Belarus.

  • eran_morad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    221·
    2 years ago

    Fuck it. I declare myself King of Belarus. Luka will hang by his balls tonight at midnight.

    • zecg@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      2 years ago

      Where were you when Eran Morad became King of Belarus

  • mechoman444@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    2 years ago

    Oh well in that case I grant myself immunity as well from any future prosecution.

    That was easy!

  • Nighed@sffa.communityEnglish
    201·
    2 years ago

    The thing about laws, is that all it needs to remove them is another law…

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      2 years ago

      Also: when the law is unjust, the just break the law.

      I see lynch mobs in his future. Probably not soon, but eventually.

  • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    2 years ago

    The behind the scenes in Belarus and Russia must be going worse than anyone knows if he feels the need to do this.

    • Shialac@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Well, Belarus was already almost in a state of revolution when the russian army came to save Lukachenko. Now the russian army is kinda busy with other stuff

  • MonsterMonster@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    2 years ago

    He knows he’s fucked up and that the writing is on the wall for him. Putin is on borrowed time and so is he.

  • filister@lemmy.worldEnglish
    161·
    2 years ago

    Isn’t this more or less admission of wrongdoings and criminal activities from his part? Like those monopoly cards to skip the jail.

    • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      2 years ago

      Nope. No reason. Just felt like giving himself a little immunity.

      As a treat.