{"id":121153,"date":"2025-01-09T22:58:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T19:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/121153\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"eu-delegation-employee-chila-sentenced-to-four-years-in-prison-politico","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/121153\/","title":{"rendered":"EU delegation employee Chi\u0142a sentenced to four years in prison &#8211; Politico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vkontakte_hilo_1128.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vkontakte_hilo_1128.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vkontakte_hilo_1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vkontakte_hilo_1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vkontakte_hilo_1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vkontakte_hilo_1128-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Vkontakte)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 9, Pozirk. <\/strong>A Belarusian court sentenced Baptist preacher Mika\u0142aj Chi\u0142a, an employee of the EU Delegation in Belarus, to four years in prison late last year, <em>Politico<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It quotes Anitta Hipper, an EU spokeswoman on foreign affairs and security policy, who called for his immediate and unconditional release on December 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators may have accused Chi\u0142a of insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka after arresting him in Minsk in April 2024, the website reported, citing the Viasna Human Rights Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also cited an unnamed EU official saying that KGB agents arrested the man in front of the EU office in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Belarusian e-justice portal, authorities charged Chi\u0142a with calling for sanctions and inciting hatred and put him on trial at the Minsk City Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Human rights activists declared him a political prisoner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"Reprisals: 20 branded \u201cextremists,\u201d 10 declared political prisoners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Reprisals: 20 branded \u201cextremists,\u201d 10 declared political prisoners<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 9, Pozirk. A Belarusian court sentenced Baptist preacher Mika\u0142aj Chi\u0142a, an employee of the EU Delegation in Belarus, to four years in prison late last year, Politico reported. It quotes Anitta Hipper, an EU spokeswoman on foreign affairs and security policy, who called for his immediate and unconditional release on December 18. Investigators may [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":118967,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-121153","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>EU delegation employee Chi\u0142a sentenced to four years in prison - Politico | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 9, Pozirk. 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