Evan Neumann: US Capitol riot suspect gets asylum in Belarus — BBC News

Thank you my friend COL (Join to see) for making us aware that Californian Evan Neumann fled the USA in the wake of the January 6, 2021 riots in the capital of Washington, DC.

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1. Masked Evan Neumann during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
2. Bodycam footage allegedly shows Evan Neumann pushing a barricade against a police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
3. Capitol riot suspect Evan Neumann has been granted asylum in Belarus
4. Surveillance footage shows suspect Evan Neumann wearing a red hat and a brown coat during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
5. Evan Neumann says he’s happy to accept asylum in Belarus.


From Capitol Riot to Belarus | A Story of Evan Neumann
The January 6 Capitol riot echoes still, even thousands of miles outside the Beltway: Evan Neumann, a Californian man wanted by the FBI, is now seeking asylum in Belarus. He faces charges back home of trespassing and assaulting police. Evan speaks exclusively to RT, describing the historic events as they unfolded before his eyes, his journey to the other side of the world, and how he ended up on the Republican side.
https://rumble.com/vpiu5f-from-capitol-riot-to-belarus-a-story-of-evan-neumann.html

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A California man wanted by the FBI for allegedly assaulting police officers during the US Capitol riot has been granted asylum in Belarus, officials said Wednesday.
Evan Neumann, 49 — who fled his homeland after being charged with 14 counts linked to the attack — was given permission by the country to stay there “indefinitely,” according to the The Belarusian Telegraph Agency.
To get the refugee status, Neumann told Interior Ministry officials in Belarus — which is closely allied with Russia and President Vladimir Putin— that he faced “political persecution” in the US, according to the state-run news agency.
“I feel safe in Belarus,” Neumann said. “I have mixed feelings today. I am glad because Belarus has taken care of me. I am upset because I found myself in such a situation that there were problems in my native country.”
Neumann, of Mill Valley, had been on the run since last March, when he fled to Ukraine to avoid the criminal charges, according to officials. In August, he crossed the border into Belarus by foot illegally and was detained.
He explained that he noticed surveillance there [and] began to fear for his life and health,” immigration official Yuri Brazinsky told the news agency. “He took with him a map, a backpack with things and crossed the state border…where he was immediately detained.”

On Tuesday, the news agency broadcast a scripted ceremony granting Neumann asylum — and highlighting claims that he faced unjust persecution in the US.

“Now you are completely under the protection of the Republic of Belarus,” a uniformed official, Yuri Braziyskiy, told Neumann as he handed him asylum confirmation documents.'

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COL (Join to see) Put him on the front line with whatever he was carrying on Jan. 6th, 2021.

"Who is Evan Neumann and why did he flee the US?
Evan Neumann fled the US after being charged in connection with the riots. The 48-year-old first settled in Ukraine, before reaching Belarus where he asked for asylum - claiming he faced "political persecution" in the US."

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