Suspect in US Capitol riot gets refugee status in Belarus
India Today
A suspect in the US Capitol riot has been granted refugee status in Belarus. The US citizen has multiple criminal charges against him.
US citizen Evan Newman, who stormed the American Capitol a year ago, has been granted refugee status in Belarus. He now wants to bring his family from the US and plans to start a business in Belarus, according to reports.
There are several criminal charges against him in the US and he is also on the FBI's most-wanted list.
Neumann went to Europe after being charged in connection with the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. He was initially in Ukraine but moved to Belarus after he noticed that Ukrainian authorities were following him.
"A federal grand jury in Washington indicted Neumann in December on 14 charges, including assaulting a police officer and engaging in physical violence on Capitol grounds. Neumann is accused of punching two officers at the Capitol on January 6 and using a metal barricade as a "battering ram" to strike officers trying to stop the mob," CNN reported.
