{"id":44880,"date":"2022-12-12T21:24:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/tut-by-media-cases-referred-to-court\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"tut-by-media-cases-referred-to-court","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/44880\/","title":{"rendered":"Tut By Media cases referred to court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>December 12, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> The Prosecutor General\u2019s Office says it has referred the cases of Tut By Media\u2019s employees to court.<\/p>\n<p> The accused are CEO Ludmi\u0142a \u010cekina, editor-in-chief Maryna Zo\u0142atava, politics and economy editor Volha \u0141ojka, journalist Alena Ta\u0142ka\u010dova and legal adviser Kaciaryna Tka\u010denka, it said.<\/p>\n<p> \u010cekina, Zo\u0142atava, \u0141ojka and Ta\u0142ka\u010dova are charged with tax evasion, incitement to hatred and calls for foreign pressure on Belarus.<\/p>\n<p> Tka\u010denka is charged with organization of\/active participation in group actions grossly disturbing public order.<\/p>\n<p> Tut By Media ran <span>Tut.by<\/span>, Belarus\u2019 most popular news portal.<\/p>\n<p> Authorities arrested 15 <span>Tut.by<\/span> employees in May 2021. All except \u010cekina and Zo\u0142atava were released from custody after agreeing to cooperate with investigators, according to the Investigative Committee.<\/p>\n<p> One exception is Darja Dani\u0142ava, sentenced to 16 months in prison and released in the courtroom, as she had spent about as much time in jail pending trial.<\/p>\n<p><span>Tut.by<\/span> journalists&nbsp;left Belarus in July 2021 to launch <span>Zerkalo.io<\/span>, a news website that largely follows in the footsteps of the original media outlet. Belarus and Russia have blocked access to the website. On top of that, Belarus declared it extremist content.<\/p>\n<p> On June 14, 2022, the Minsk Economic Court designated Tut By Media as an extremist organization, banning its activities in Belarus.<\/p>\n<p>In October, the Committee for State Security (KGB) added Zo\u0142atava, \u010cekina, \u0141ojka and Ta\u0142ka\u010dova to its list of &#8220;individuals and entities involved in terrorist activities.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 12, BPN. The Prosecutor General\u2019s Office says it has referred the cases of Tut By Media\u2019s employees to court. 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