{"id":103914,"date":"2024-09-06T18:53:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T15:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103914\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"minsk-responds-with-protest-to-tokyos-protest-against-scathing-tv-report","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103914\/","title":{"rendered":"Minsk responds with protest to Tokyo\u2019s protest against scathing TV report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 6, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Minsk has responded with protest to Tokyo\u2019s protest against a scathing state television report about a Japanese national waiting for trial in Belarus on spying charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report, broadcast yesterday by <em>Belarus 1<\/em>, a network notorious for propaganda, featured the arrested man and Committee for State Security (KGB) chief investigator and a reporter making one-sided accusations against the Japanese suspect, ignoring his right to the presumption of innocence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Japanese Embassy in Belarus submitted a note to the foreign ministry in Minsk on September 5, expressing concern about violations of the rights of the arrested, <em>Kyodo News<\/em> reported. Minsk contacted Japanese Ambassador Hiroyuki Yamamoto the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe left Japan&#8217;s publicly stated demands to hide this crime from the media without consideration because they are unfounded,&#8221; said Anatol H\u0142az, a spokesman for the Belarusian foreign ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He claimed that all investigative procedures were carried out in full compliance with international standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We granted consular access to the detainee. The Japanese side knows that his detention conditions are comfortable. He has a defense lawyer, voluntarily cooperates with investigators and communicates with the media,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minsk does not reject contacts with the Japanese side on the case, the diplomat added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspect was arrested in southern Belarus in early July. The spying charge carries a prison term of three to seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/japan-bt-1128-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/japan-bt-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/japan-bt-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/japan-bt-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/japan-bt-1128-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/japan-bt-1128.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">KGB charges Japanese national with spying, Tokyo files protest<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 6, Pozirk. A Japanese national arrested in southern Belarus in early July has been charged with spying, Kanstancin By\u010dak, chief investigator at the Committee for State Security (KGB), said in an interview broadcast by Belarus 1 yesterday. The charge &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/103829\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 6, Pozirk. Minsk has responded with protest to Tokyo\u2019s protest against a scathing state television report about a Japanese national waiting for trial in Belarus on spying charges. The report, broadcast yesterday by Belarus 1, a network notorious for propaganda, featured the arrested man and Committee for State Security (KGB) chief investigator and a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[30],"class_list":["post-103914","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Minsk responds with protest to Tokyo\u2019s protest against scathing TV report | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 6, Pozirk. 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