While in court, 41-year-old Stepan Latypov was told that if he pled not guilty, his family and friends would face prosecution according to local media reports. The news prompted him to take the drastic measure and attempt to slit his neck according to Reuters.
A Belarusian man who was arrested during a protest attempted to cut his throat while he was in the middle of a court hearing on Tuesday. While in court,41-year-old Stepan Latypov was told that if he pleaded not guilty, his family and friends would face prosecution, according to local media reports. That prompted him to take the drastic measure of trying to slit his neck, according to Reuters. Dramatic footage captures Latypov lying on a wooden bench inside the confines of a prison cage with onlookers cringing in fear while police looked on.
