{"id":115526,"date":"2024-11-26T22:43:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/115526\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"andrej-pacobut-locked-in-navapolack-colonys-internal-prison","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/115526\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrej Pa\u010dobut locked in Navapo\u0142ack colony’s internal prison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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November 26, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian authorities are holding Andrej Pa\u010dobut in the PKT internal prison at the Penal Colony No. 1 in Navapo\u0142ack, Viciebsk region, Pravo Imeyut <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journalist and Polish minority activist is allowed to receive letters from his loved ones and occasionally see the lawyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By law, wardens may keep him in the PKT for up to six months. It is unknown how long Pa\u010dobut (Poczobut) has spent there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously, his detention in a PKT was reported in July 2024 and August 2023. PKT prisoners work separately from other inmates but have the right to correspondence and short walks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In August 2024, Polish Foreign Minister Rados\u0142aw Sikorski said various ideas were tested to release Pa\u010dobut. If the Belarusian regime wants to improve its relations with Poland and the European Union, it knows what to do, the diplomat said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On February 8, 2024, the Hrodna Regional Court sentenced Pa\u010dobut to eight years in a penal colony, finding him guilty of inciting hatred and calling for sanctions. In response, Warsaw has closed a vital checkpoint at the Polish-Belarusian border until further notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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