Media manager Alaksandraŭ marries girlfriend in custody

September 1, BPN. Media manager Andrej Alaksandraŭ has married activist Iryna Złobina at Detention Center No. 1 in Minsk on September 1.

Both were arrested in January 2021 and face numerous charges along with BelaPAN’s editor in chief Iryna Leŭšyna and former CEO Źmićer Navažyłaŭ, including creation of an extremist group, high treason, and tax evasion.

In custody, Alaksandraŭ and Złobina were labelled as persons prone to extremism.

The trial in their case started on June 6 at the Minsk Regional Court. It is expected to resume after September 5 following a two-month break.

Belarusian human rights defenders declared Alaksandraŭ, Złobina, Leŭšyna, and Navažyłaŭ political prisoners.