Catholic missionary priest given another jail term

June 24, Pozirk. Andrej Juchnievič, rector of the church of Our Lady of Fátima in Šumilina, Viciebsk region, was given another jail term for an alleged minor offence for the fourth time in a row two days ago, katolik.life reports.
The exact charges against him are unknown. Juchnievič is reportedly allowed to receive only medicines parcels behind bars.
He was arrested on May 8 along with his colleague Pavieł Lemiech on suspicion of subversive activity against the Belarusian state, following the Viciebsk diocese church meeting.
Lemiech was released after serving 10 days in jail, while Juchnievič has already spent more than 45 days behind bars. His current jail term expires on July 2.
Both are known as the Missionaries Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a Catholic congregation founded in the early 19th century.
At least 26 Roman Catholic clerics and believers have been persecuted in Belarus for political reasons since 2020, according to the Chryścijanskaja Vizija group.
Also read: Viciebsk region’s Catholic priests serving 10, 15 days in jail, charges unknown
- PoliticsProsecutors forward to court case against ex-Kalinoŭski fighter ŠabuckiThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- PoliticsŁukašenka eyes series about JFK's killerThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyMinsk, Minsk region account for half of GDP in January-SeptemberThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyHousing construction up 10.2 percent in January-SeptemberThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SportUkraine pushes to ban two Belarusian neutral athletes from competitionsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyDead Nazi collaborator on trial at Supreme CourtThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBiełstat: Belarusian companies’ CapEx up 31 percent in January-SeptemberThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityGeneral Staff chief pledges to expand military ties with VietnamThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyFarm official suspected of taking bribes from foreignerThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SecurityGeneral Staff chief off to VietnamThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, PoliticsŁukašenka gave Mašenski’s company preferential treatment in dealings with Biełšyna, says BelPolThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsBiełaja Ruś party signs cooperation roadmap with Cuban communistsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SecurityIrregular migration from Belarus to EU up 20 percent year-on-yearThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBiełarusnafta announces uninterrupted fuel deliveries to gas stationsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsBelarus opposition prepares for post-Łukašenka power struggleThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SecurityPolish border guards find tunnel under Belarusian borderThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsReprisals: arrests, interrogations at Belarusian border continueThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- PoliticsBelarus adds 23 to extremist listThe material is available only to POZIRK+