{"id":140350,"date":"2025-05-28T23:21:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/140350\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"state-run-tv-shows-interrogations-of-local-media-editors-over-contacts-with-german-embassy","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/140350\/","title":{"rendered":"State-run TV shows interrogations of local media editors over contacts with German embassy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>May 28, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Law enforcement officers raided editorial offices and interrogated several editors of local periodicals in late March over alleged contracts with the German embassy in Belarus to run paid-for positive articles about Germany, the state-run <em>ONT<\/em> television channel reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>ONT<\/em> showed law enforcement officers raiding the office of <em>Vecherny Bobruysk<\/em>, in Babrujsk, Mahilo\u016d region, and interrogating editors Valancin Sysoj of <em>Vecherny Bobruysk<\/em>, Anatol Sanacienka of babruisk.info, U\u0142adzimir Skrabatun, founder of the newspaper <em>Volnaje H\u0142ybokaje<\/em> banned by authorities, and Halina Budnaja of <em>Uzhorak<\/em> in Horki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ihar Tur, a leading propaganda officer, accused the editors of receiving payment for positive articles about Germany from the German embassy, without specifying whether they are suspected of breaking any laws or whether the journalists have been arrested and face any charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>ONT <\/em>showed armed, uniformed men ordering staff to raise their hands. It also showed contracts, correspondence with alleged members of the German embassy staff in the Signal messenger application and alleged articles in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The footage of the raids and interrogations is dated late March and early April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 28, Pozirk. Law enforcement officers raided editorial offices and interrogated several editors of local periodicals in late March over alleged contracts with the German embassy in Belarus to run paid-for positive articles about Germany, the state-run ONT television channel reported. 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