{"id":114845,"date":"2024-11-21T13:59:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T10:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/114845\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"exiled-soccer-executive-among-those-stripped-of-rank","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/114845\/","title":{"rendered":"Exiled soccer executive among those stripped of rank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/zalevski-bate-football-by.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/zalevski-bate-football-by.jpg 450w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/zalevski-bate-football-by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/zalevski-bate-football-by-178x118.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(football.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 21, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Former FC BATE CEO Michai\u0142 Zale\u016dski was stripped of his rank of police major in reserve by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s November 18 edict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zale\u016dski is one of the 21 officers who lost their ranks earlier this week for alleged \u201cillegal actions\u201d during the 2020 protests, according to the edict published on the National Legal Portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He spoke out against police violence four years ago and threw away his police uniform in protest. He was fired from BATE in September 2020 after being in charge for only six months. The official reason was his alleged desire to devote more time to soccer-related training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zale\u016dski currently lives in Poland and is a member of the team of opposition politician Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka. Earlier this year, he was hired to work as sports director of FC Zag\u0142\u0119bie Sosnowiec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2020, \u0141uka\u0161enka has stripped at least 183 Belarusian officers of their ranks for supporting his political opponents before, during and after the 2020 postelection protests.<\/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\/11\/pogony_ay_by-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pogony_ay_by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pogony_ay_by-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pogony_ay_by-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pogony_ay_by-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pogony_ay_by.jpg 1000w\" 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\">\u0141uka\u0161enka strips 21 officers of ranks for backing opposition<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 18,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has signed an edict to strip 21 officers of their ranks for \u201ccommitting illegal actions\u201d during the 2020 unrest. The edict does not name those who had their titles taken away from them. In all, the Belarusian &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/114368\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 21, Pozirk. Former FC BATE CEO Michai\u0142 Zale\u016dski was stripped of his rank of police major in reserve by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s November 18 edict. Zale\u016dski is one of the 21 officers who lost their ranks earlier this week for alleged \u201cillegal actions\u201d during the 2020 protests, according to the edict published on the National [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":114795,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-114845","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Exiled soccer executive among those stripped of rank | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 21, Pozirk. 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