8 years in prison. Andrzej Poczobut’s conviction is revenge for dissent, says BAJ and demands the journalist’s release

The Belaru­sian Asso­ci­a­tion of Jour­nal­ists strong­ly protests against this ver­dict.

From the very begin­ning, Andrzej Poczobut’s case looked like a reprisal for the dis­sent and the long-stand­ing pub­lic posi­tion of the jour­nal­ist.

Today’s ver­dict, deliv­ered in a closed ses­sion, has noth­ing to do with jus­tice and is revenge on our col­league.

The Belaru­sian Asso­ci­a­tion of Jour­nal­ists demands the imme­di­ate release of Andrzej Poc­zobut and all 33 media rep­re­sen­ta­tives cur­rent­ly impris­oned in Belarus.

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