{"id":185688,"date":"2026-04-30T11:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/185688\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:22:34","slug":"prosecutors-send-case-against-exiled-pundit-balkuniec-to-court","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/185688\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutors send case against exiled pundit Ba\u0142kuniec to court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/delo_genprokuratura.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/delo_genprokuratura.jpg 795w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/delo_genprokuratura-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/delo_genprokuratura-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/delo_genprokuratura-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/delo_genprokuratura-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Prosecutor General\u2019s Office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 30, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian prosecutors have forwarded to court a criminal case against exiled political commentator D\u017amitryj Ba\u0142kuniec, the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian officials accuse him of conspiracy to seize power, extremism, calls for sanctions, defaming and insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and discrediting Belarus, charges typical for politically-motivated persecution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus\u2019 Committee for State Security (KGB) designated Ba\u0142kuniec as a terrorist and included him in Russia\u2019s database of wanted criminals. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, the Viasna Human Rights Center said the trial was scheduled to open in Minsk on May 15 without the defendant being present.<\/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\/2025\/08\/sk-pogony-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sk-pogony-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sk-pogony-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sk-pogony-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sk-pogony-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sk-pogony.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\">Exiled commentator Ba\u0142kuniec faces serious charges in Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 23, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 Investigative Committee has launched criminal proceedings against exiled Belarusian political commentator D\u017amitryj Ba\u0142kuniec. He is accused of conspiracy to seize power, extremism, calls for sanctions, defaming and insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and discrediting Belarus \u2013 a standard &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/172801\">\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>April 30, Pozirk. Belarusian prosecutors have forwarded to court a criminal case against exiled political commentator D\u017amitryj Ba\u0142kuniec, the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office reports. Belarusian officials accuse him of conspiracy to seize power, extremism, calls for sanctions, defaming and insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and discrediting Belarus, charges typical for politically-motivated persecution. Belarus\u2019 Committee for State Security (KGB) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":107747,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-185688","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>Prosecutors send case against exiled pundit Ba\u0142kuniec to court | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 30, Pozirk. 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