{"id":46844,"date":"2023-05-15T16:47:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T13:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/supreme-court-to-hear-cichanouskajas-appeal-on-june-20\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"supreme-court-to-hear-cichanouskajas-appeal-on-june-20","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/46844\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court to hear Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s appeal on June 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>May 15, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> The Belarusian Supreme Court will consider opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s appeal against her 15-year sentence for high treason and conspiracy on June 20, according to a press release form the court\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p> Cichano\u016dskaja was sentenced in absentia by Minsk City Court Judge Piotr Ar\u0142o\u016d on March 6.<\/p>\n<p> She filed a complaint against the verdict on March 14, stating that she did not know what she was accused of and that she had not received any procedural documents. Cichano\u016dskaja also said&nbsp;that she was defended by an appointed lawyer with whom she was never able to discuss the legal position on the case.<\/p>\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s press office said the complaint was filed to document violations of&nbsp;her basic human rights and freedoms. If the appeal is turned down, it will&nbsp;be possible to raise the issue with international bodies, including the United Nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 15, BPN. The Belarusian Supreme Court will consider opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s appeal against her 15-year sentence for high treason and conspiracy on June 20, according to a press release form the court\u2019s office. Cichano\u016dskaja was sentenced in absentia by Minsk City Court Judge Piotr Ar\u0142o\u016d on March 6. 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