{"id":44970,"date":"2022-12-19T15:05:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T12:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/former-presidential-hopeful-to-be-tried-in-absentia-on-12-criminal-charges\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"former-presidential-hopeful-to-be-tried-in-absentia-on-12-criminal-charges","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/44970\/","title":{"rendered":"Former presidential hopeful to be tried in absentia on 12 criminal charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n <b>December 19, <span>BPN<\/span>.<\/b> Authorities started special proceedings against Valeryj Capka\u0142a, former presidential hopeful and ex-diplomat, the Investigative Committee&#8217;s website said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Capka\u0142a who fled Belarus for fear of arrest faces a number of criminal charges. These include creating and running an extremist group, discrediting Belarus, taking bribes, inciting hatred and insulting Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Trials in absentia in the so-called special proceedings target those living abroad and evading contact with investigators. The authorities\u2019 ultimate goal in the process is to strip dissidents of their Belarusian citizenship. Amendments listing 34 offenses and allowing for investigations and trials in absentia came into effect on July 27.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t To date, Belarusian authorities have opened special proceedings against at least 19 persons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 19, BPN. Authorities started special proceedings against Valeryj Capka\u0142a, former presidential hopeful and ex-diplomat, the Investigative Committee&#8217;s website said. Capka\u0142a who fled Belarus for fear of arrest faces a number of criminal charges. These include creating and running an extremist group, discrediting Belarus, taking bribes, inciting hatred and insulting Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka. Trials in absentia [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-44970","articles","type-articles","status-publish","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>Former presidential hopeful to be tried in absentia on 12 criminal charges | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 19, BPN. 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