The statement comes in the wake of "Ryanair hijacking" which MEPs refer to as an act of state terrorism.
The European Parliament has strongly condemned forced landing of a Ryanair passenger flight in Minsk and detention of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich and his partner Sofia Sapega, calling for more sanctions against Alexander Lukashenko's regime.
In a resolution adopted on Thursday, EP calls on the EU to punish those involved in forcing the plane to land in Minsk on May 23 and in the detention of Mr Protasevich, EP press service reports.
MEPs strongly condemn the "Ryanair hijacking" as an act of "state terrorism", and call for Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega, as well as all other political prisoners in Belarus, to be immediately and unconditionally released.
The EU sanctions list must be expanded, the resolution says.
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"EU member states must also proceed with utmost urgency with the next package of sanctions against those who took part in or were complicit in electoral fraud last year and the subsequent human rights violations in Belarus, says the text. Prosecutors, judges and law-enforcement employees who play a role in the repression should be on the sanctions list, as should agents working on disinformation, media, propaganda and officials supporting the regime, such as Marat Markov, who interviewed Raman Pratasevich on the state channel ONT on 2 June," the report says.
In addition, MEPs call for swift economic and sectoral measures targeting key Belarusian industries, in particular the crude oil and oil-products, potash, steel and wood-processing sectors. Financial support to the regime must be strictly denied, any new credit lines to the country's banks refused, and investments in infrastructure or economic undertakings must be halted.
European financial institutions must be prevented from acquiring bonds or any other financial instrument issued by the Belarusian government and affiliated public institutions.
Belarus should be suspended from international sport bodies and events
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Forced landing of Ryanair passenger jet: Background