CAPITOL RIOT SUSPECT EVAN NEUMANN, AS SEEN ON BELARUSIAN STATE TV. ATN / YOUTUBE

Capitol riot suspect Evan Neumann is seeking political asylum in Belarus after fleeing the US.

He told Belarusian TV he was worried US authorities would torture him if he returned.

He also raised the "false flag" conspiracy theory, claiming some rioters were government agents.

A California man accused of attacking a police officer during the Capitol defended his decision to flee to Belarus, saying he was afraid of being tortured by the US justice system.

Evan Neumann, 48, gave an interview to state TV in Belarus, the authoritarian