{"id":211221,"date":"2026-11-10T14:56:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211221\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T14:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:56:53","slug":"interior-ministry-extremist-crimes-committed-by-teenagers-down-21-percent","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211221\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior ministry: \u201cextremist\u201d crimes committed by teenagers down 21 percent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

November 10, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Crimes classified as \u201cextremist\u201d fell by 21 percent among teenagers year on year to 52 in the first ten months of 2026, Raman Bardzieje\u016d, a senior interior ministry\u2019s juvenile affairs official, has told journalists in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The downward trend was recorded across all regions, except for the city of Minsk, where an increase was registered, he said, without providing exact figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most often, teenagers were accused of public calls to seize state power, inciting hatred and insulting officials, Bardzieje\u016d noted. He also cited terrorism as a major national security threat, expressing concern that minors and young people, whom he described as particularly vulnerable to ideological influence, were being drawn into terrorist and extremist activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian authorities routinely use these charges to persecute their political opponents and silence critical voices as part of the crackdown on the opposition since 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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