The Belarusian Foreign Ministry on Saturday confirmed that a German citizen has been convicted in Belarus, after media reports suggested the man is to receive the death penalty. Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatoly Glas announced on the social media platform VK that the German national was convicted of terrorism and mercenary activities, without mentioning a sentence. Belarus, a close ally of Russia, is the only country in Europe that still imposes the death penalty. Glas said the Belarusian government was in touch with Berlin. “There was of course contact with the German side on this issue,” he…