{"id":105818,"date":"2024-09-20T12:37:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T09:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/105818\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"us-diplomat-condemns-belarus-1-broadcast-featuring-jailed-us-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/105818\/","title":{"rendered":"US diplomat condemns Belarus 1 broadcast featuring jailed US lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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September 20, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The United States’s Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Peter Kaufman has condemned “Belarusian regime\u2019s reprehensible depiction of a detained US citizen on state media for propaganda purposes” in a statement posted on the US embassy’s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The diplomat refuted “the baseless claims made in the program,\u201d broadcast by the state-run Belarus 1<\/em> TV and featuring Juryj Ziankovi\u010d, a Belarusian-US lawyer serving a sentence for alleged conspiracy to assassinate Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The regime\u2019s history of using coercive tactics to produce content like this strongly calls into question the voluntary nature of the US citizen\u2019s participation,” Kaufman noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Department of State has no higher priority than the safety and security of US citizens overseas, and we will continue to advocate for the improved welfare of this detained American,” the diplomat stressed, warning Americans against travelling to Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two years ago, Ziankovi\u010d was given 11 years in prison on charges of conspiracy to overthrow the government, forming an extremist group, public calls for a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat and incitement to hatred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ziankovi\u010d cooperated with investigators and pleaded guilty in exchange for a lenient sentence. Human rights defenders declared him a political prisoner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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