Viciebsk region’s Catholic priests serving 10, 15 days in jail, charges unknown

(catholicnews.by)
May 16, Pozirk. Catholic priests Andrej Juchnievič and Pavieł Lemiech are serving jail terms of 15 and 10 days, respectively, catholicnews.by reports, without commenting on charges against them.
Police arrested both priests in Šumilina, Viciebsk region, on May 8 after the Viciebsk diocese’s priests and monks held a church meeting.
At least 26 Roman Catholic clerics and believers have been persecuted in Belarus for political reasons since 2020, according to the Chryścijanskaja Vizija group.

Yesterday's detention of priests linked to "subversive activity"
May 10, Pozirk. The arrests of Andrej Juchnievič (Andrzej Juchniewicz), rector of the church of Our Lady of Fátima in Šumilina, Viciebsk region, and priest Pavieł Lemiech were made on suspicion of subversive activity against the Belarusian state, the Missionary …
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