architect of france's controversial pension reform has resigned over alleged conflicts of interest john paul dillon was departure comes 12 days into a nationwide strike against his plans which aimed to plug a chronic deficit in the pension system is a blow to president emanuel mccrum whose government remains locked in a standoff with trade unions. now to a story of death squads in the former soviet republic of belarus with 3 opposition politicians disappeared without a trace 20 years ago there was speculation the killings were ordered by president alexander lukashenko who's kept an eye on grip on power for more than 2 decades in an exclusive interview d.w. has spoken with a man who says he was one of the killers during a good half skiis living in a central european country and is seeking asylum there. in a deitsch avella exclusive he tells us about his time in a regime death squad in belarus and reveals new details about a series of crimes. a number of opposition politicians in belarus disappeared 2 decades ago and it's still not known what happened to them on the evening of may the 7th 1909 your i