- It was about the materials of Belsat TV - although they came from the times when this station and its content were not considered extremist in Belarus. In the past, Slaunikava was a Belsat journalist, but, as her father and lawyer emphasize, she has not been associated with the station for more than 10 years; Currently, she is a staff member of TVP, the press service of Belsat TV reported.
The channel’s message also emphasized that “it is not known what the court considered this formation to be, since the sessions were held behind closed doors, and the journalist’s lawyer and her family were obliged not to publish information about the course of the trial.” Such was the decision of the chairman of the Judicial Collegium, Nikolai Dola, who had previously sentenced oppositionists arrested in the so-called Tikhanovsky case to many years in prison. father, Alexander Slavnikov.
- In Belarus, extremist formations can be defined in any way. Here’s how it was invented. It is clear that Irina was convicted for her usual journalistic activities and, possibly, for her attitude, Agnieszka Romaszewska-Guzy, director of the Belsat TV channel, told RAP.
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- After serving their sentence under the Minor Offenses Code, the journalists were not released from custody. For this, she was charged with criminal charges - under Article 342 of the Criminal Code - “Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them” and 361 of the Criminal Code - “Creation of an extremist formation or participation in it.” The trial began on June 23, and five hearings were enough to reach a verdict. Even before Slaunikava’s case was brought to court, human rights activists recognized her as a political prisoner, Belsat reports.
As Agnieszka Romaszewska-Guzy commented, the course and process of its classification are typical practices of the judiciary in Belarus today. “You may not know what someone is being accused of, what is being tried, what is the evidence. People were judged in the same way in the years of Stalinism.”
- Both the Polish authorities and the entire European Union can play an important role in ending the impunity of those involved in this case. Yesterday, on behalf of Belsat journalists, we applied to the European Commission with a request to impose sanctions against those guilty of human rights violations in Belarus. Hundreds of people should be punished,” Romashevskaya-Guzy said. “Violation of human rights is, in any case, an elegant phrase,” she added. “In fact, judges and prosecutors torture and torture people,” she explained.
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According to the press service of the Belsat TV channel, the Belarusian Association of Journalists banned by the authorities has information about 29 media workers who are currently imprisoned in Belarus. Romasheuskaya-Guzy recalled the persecution of the Belarusian authorities against other journalists: Andrzej Poczobut and 29-year-old Belsat correspondent Ekaterina Andreeva, who were sentenced to 8 years and three months in prison. The court found her guilty of “high treason”
On Tuesday, a rally of solidarity with journalists persecuted in Belarus was held in front of the headquarters of the European Commission Delegation in Warsaw.
- We hope that our friends will not serve their terms completely. Our appeal to all authorities: European, Polish, and the entire free world: act for the release of journalists. Let’s not forget about other political prisoners in Belarus, the director of Belsat TV said.
(PAP)
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