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January 23, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Prosecutor General’s Office has filed six criminal charges against Siarhiej Dubaviec, a RFE\/RL<\/em> Belarus Service journalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prosecutors accuse him of inciting hatred, setting up an extremist group, staging riots, \u201crehabilitating Nazism,\u201d denying the genocide of the Belarusian people and defaming Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In his blog, the suspect . . . spread deliberately false and openly destructive information about the political, economic, social, military and international situation of the Republic of Belarus, the legal status of its citizens, discrediting the Republic of Belarus, authorities and administration,” the office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dubaviec, who lives in a European Union country, dismissed the charges as ridiculous. \u201cMy opinions should give rise to debate, not criminal cases,\u201d he told Pozirk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe current government is not capable of holding discussions, it just gives orders and engages in repression,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Investigative Committee is reportedly in charge of a preliminary investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On December 23, 2021, the interior ministry blacklisted RFE\/RL<\/em> Belarus Service as an “extremist” group. RFE\/RL<\/em> journalist Aleh Hruzdi\u0142ovi\u010d was arrested on the same day and later given 18 months in prison on protest-related charges. Authorities released him in September 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFE\/RL<\/em> contributors Andrej Ku\u017anie\u010dyk and Ihar \u0141osik remain behind bars in Belarus, serving lengthy prison terms on charges widely seen as politically motivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ihar Karniej, who had worked for RFE\/RL<\/em> in 2000-2021, is held in the pre-trial detention center as he waits for his trial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least 34 media workers are behind bars in Belarus, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

January 23, Pozirk. The Prosecutor General’s Office has filed six criminal charges against Siarhiej Dubaviec, a RFE\/RL Belarus Service journalist. Prosecutors accuse him of inciting hatred, setting up an extremist group, staging riots, \u201crehabilitating Nazism,\u201d denying the genocide of the Belarusian people and defaming Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka. “In his blog, the suspect . . . spread […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":62507,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-62523","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBelarus\u2019 prosecutors file criminal charges against RFE\/RL journalist Dubaviec | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 23, Pozirk. 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