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  • 8 years in prison. Andrzej Poczobut’s conviction is revenge for dissent, says BAJ and demands the journalist’s release

    On 8 February, Hrodna Regional Court sentenced Andrzej Poczobut, a prominent Belarusian journalist, publicist, and member of the Union of Poles in Belarus, to eight years in prison. Poczobut was found guilty of encouraging actions aimed at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus and inciting ethnic hostility.

    The Belaru­sian Asso­ci­a­tion of Jour­nal­ists strong­ly protests against this ver­dict.

    From the very begin­ning, Andrzej Poczobut’s case looked like a reprisal for the dis­sent and the long-stand­ing pub­lic posi­tion of the jour­nal­ist.

    Today’s ver­dict, deliv­ered in a closed ses­sion, has noth­ing to do with jus­tice and is revenge on our col­league.

    The Belaru­sian Asso­ci­a­tion of Jour­nal­ists demands the imme­di­ate release of Andrzej Poc­zobut and all 33 media rep­re­sen­ta­tives cur­rent­ly impris­oned in Belarus.

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