{"id":155287,"date":"2025-09-12T23:18:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/155287\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"prosecutor-demands-four-years-for-journalist-iljas","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/155287\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutor demands four years for journalist Ilja\u0161"},"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\/10\/ilyash-rs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ilyash-rs.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ilyash-rs-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ilyash-rs-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ilyash-rs-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ilyash-rs-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Radyjo Svaboda)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 12, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The state prosecutor has demanded four years&#8217; imprisonment and a hefty fine for journalist Ihar Ilja\u0161, while the defense attorney has demanded an acquittal, said Siarhiej Vahana\u016d, a veteran correspondent and grandfather of Kaciaryna Andrejeva, Ilja\u0161\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vahana\u016d said on Facebook that in his final statement to court, Ilja\u0161 rejected all charges and pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities accused the journalist of discrediting Belarus and facilitating extremism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The judge has scheduled the next hearing for September 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, Vahana\u016d said that Belarusian experts failed to prove that Ilja\u0161 had disseminated any false facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Journalist Kaciaryna Andrejeva is already serving a long sentence. Human rights activists have declared her and Ilja\u0161 political prisoners.<\/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\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Ilja\u0161 trial expert has failed to pinpoint specific false facts \u2013 journalist<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 8, Pozirk. Belarusian experts have not identified any false facts allegedly disseminated by jailed journalist Ihar Ilja\u0161. That\u2019s according to Siarhiej Vahana\u016d, a veteran journalist and grandfather of Kaciaryna Andrejeva, Ilja\u0161\u2019s wife. Ilja\u0161 was accused of discrediting Belarus and &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/154336\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 12, Pozirk. The state prosecutor has demanded four years&#8217; imprisonment and a hefty fine for journalist Ihar Ilja\u0161, while the defense attorney has demanded an acquittal, said Siarhiej Vahana\u016d, a veteran correspondent and grandfather of Kaciaryna Andrejeva, Ilja\u0161\u2019s wife. Vahana\u016d said on Facebook that in his final statement to court, Ilja\u0161 rejected all charges [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":111804,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-155287","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>Prosecutor demands four years for journalist Ilja\u0161 | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 12, Pozirk. 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