{"id":187019,"date":"2026-05-11T12:13:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/187019\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:04:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:04:59","slug":"belarusian-man-arrested-upon-return-to-belarus-faces-criminal-charges","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/187019\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian man arrested upon return to Belarus, faces criminal charges"},"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\/2025\/05\/milicija_migalka_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/milicija_migalka_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/milicija_migalka_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/milicija_migalka_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/milicija_migalka_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/milicija_migalka_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(mvd.gov.by \/ Still by Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 11, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian law enforcers arrested a 39-year-old native of the Brest region upon his return to Belarus for allegedly posting \u201cinsulting comments\u201d about police officers in an opposition Telegram channel blacklisted in Belarus, the interior ministry reports. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrested posted his comments while he was staying abroad, said Siarhiej Ramano\u016dski of the interior ministry\u2019s Minsk region department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man reportedly left Belarus in mid-2025 for employment abroad, yet returned to replace his lost documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Law enforcers are currently investigating his protest activities with a criminal case filed for insulting an official, Ramano\u016dski said.<\/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\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">New attacks on dissenters reported in Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 8, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 human rights defenders reported new attacks on political opponents of the government on May 6 and 7. Below is a recap: Alaksandar Karnieje\u016d, a resident of Ma\u0142adzie\u010dna, Minsk region, was sentenced to five years and six &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/186744\">\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>May 11, Pozirk. Belarusian law enforcers arrested a 39-year-old native of the Brest region upon his return to Belarus for allegedly posting \u201cinsulting comments\u201d about police officers in an opposition Telegram channel blacklisted in Belarus, the interior ministry reports. \u00a0 The arrested posted his comments while he was staying abroad, said Siarhiej Ramano\u016dski of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":138542,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-187019","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarusian man arrested upon return to Belarus, faces criminal charges | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"May 11, Pozirk. 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