{"id":140415,"date":"2025-05-29T13:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/140415\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"investigative-committee-announces-crack-down-on-novaja-bielarus-developers-users","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/140415\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigative Committee announces crack down on Novaja Bie\u0142arus developers, users"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>May 29,\u00a0<em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0Belarus\u2019 Investigative Committee has announced that it will press criminal extremism-related charges against IT professional Pavie\u0142 Libier and users of his Novaja Bie\u0142aru\u015b application, noting that it has identified more than 1,000 people who signed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It added that it has already made some arrests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Libier launched Novaja Bie\u0142aru\u015b in December 2022 as a platform to connect Belarusians in Belarus and thousands who fled the country fearing political persecution. Among other services, the application helped users locate businesses run by Belarusians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Committee for State Security (KGB) declared Novaja Bie\u0142aru\u015b an extremist group in December 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Libier is also a developer of the Ho\u0142as application that helped collect evidence of fraud during the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In March 2024, a Belarusian judge sentenced him to four years in prison in absentia for alleged interference in a referendum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Novaja Bie\u0142arus was rebranded as SVAE in February this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More like this: <a href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/ru\/news\/124738\/\">KGB declares Gronka crowdfunding platform extremist group<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 29,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0Belarus\u2019 Investigative Committee has announced that it will press criminal extremism-related charges against IT professional Pavie\u0142 Libier and users of his Novaja Bie\u0142aru\u015b application, noting that it has identified more than 1,000 people who signed up. 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