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According to the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, which filed the criminal case, an independent news portal tut.by Journalist K.Barysevič revealed secret information about R. Bondarenko’s state of health. The activist died in November shortly after being arrested and beaten by officials.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the disclosure of the information had consequences as serious as “increased tensions in society and the creation of a climate of distrust in the competent state bodies. If convicted, Barysevich will face three years in prison.
An article by K.Barysevič was published in November, in which he relied on the posthumous experience of R. Bandarenko. It found that no alcohol was found in the activist’s blood. For its part, the Belarusian investigative commission stated on its Telegram channel that Bandarenka was drunk.
AFP / „Scanpix“ nuotr./Artiomas Sorokinas
Artiom Sorokin, a doctor at the Minsk Ambulance Clinical Hospital, is also on trial with K. Barrysevich.
Media like tut.by, Onliner, Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belarusi, BelaPAN and Office.life were not admitted to the hearing, tut.by.
Lithuanian diplomat Asta Andrijauskiene, the temporary affairs manager, was also not allowed to monitor court proceedings, reports BNS. She assures that representatives of the French, American, German and EU delegations also attended the hearing without her.
“The meeting was declared closed and we had to leave,” the diplomat said.
„Scanpix“ / AP nuotr./Kaciaryna Bachvalava ir Darja Čulcova
K Barysevich and Sarokin have been detained since November.
K. Barysevich, wearing a bright red jacket, sat in the defendants’ cage, smiled at the cameras and showed his heart, a popular gesture of the Belarusian opposition.
“I expect a fair trial”
Bandarenko’s mother, Jelena, told reporters at the beginning of the trial that Barysevich and Sarokin “did not break any laws” and had her permission to share information about her son.
“I expect a fair trial,” tut.by quoted the woman.
Earlier this week, the Belarusian Attorney General’s Office announced that it had prosecuted Bandarenko’s death, but noted that it had not found that domestic workers were involved in the activist’s bodily injuries.
Persecuted journalists
On Thursday, a Belarusian court sentenced two Belsat journalists, Kaciaryna Bachvalava and Darya Chultsova, to two years in prison for “organizing and conducting protests in violation of public order” when they broadcast a live broadcast of a protest in support of R. and.
VIDEO: Belarusian journalists sent 2 years. imprisoned – the regime thus punishes the filming of the protest
The journalists did not admit their guilt, such a verdict is criticized by press freedom and human rights organizations.
15 minutes and other major Lithuanian media outlets condemned the Belarusian regime’s actions against journalists.
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