{"id":102734,"date":"2024-08-30T13:08:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T10:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/102734\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"brest-regions-judge-rushes-verdicts-against-four-2020-protesters","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/102734\/","title":{"rendered":"Brest region’s judge rushes verdicts against four 2020 protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 30, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Judge D\u017amitryj Kavalevi\u010d in Biaroza, Brest region, convicted four local residents in just one day of violent disorder in connection with 2020 postelection protests, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ho\u016d\u0161a was given three years in prison; Malko\u016d, two years; Skrobat, 18 months; and \u0160yman\u010dyk, one year for alleged violent disorder, a charge typically used against regime critics in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All four admitted to participating in protest rallies four years ago, chanting opposition slogans and waving white-red-white flags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brest region\u2019s courts have been regularly hearing protest-related cases involving more than one defendant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the start of 2024, dozens have been sentenced to prison terms across the region, rights groups reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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