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The verdict in the “zero per mille” case: six months in prison for TUT.BY journalist and suspended two years for the doctor
On March 2, at 16.00, Maskouski district court of Minsk announced the verdict to TUT.BY journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich and BSMP emergency hospital doctor Artsiom Sarokin. They are accused of disclosing medical secrets, which, according to the Prosecutor General's Office, entailed serious consequences. It is not known what punishment the prosecutor requested: the trial was closed for public.
The court pronounced a guilty verdict for both the doctor and the journalist. Katsiaryna Barysevich was sentenced to six months in a penal colony and a fine of 100 basic units, and Artsiom Sarokin to two years in prison suspended for a year and a fine of 50 basic units. He was released in the courtroom.
According to Katsiaryna Barysevich's lawyers, in view of the time that she spent in the pre-trial detention center, she will be released in a little more than two months.
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CPJ condemns sentencing of Belarus journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich to 6 months in jail
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February 25, 2021
Police beat Belsat cameraman Zmitser Soltan
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February 24, 2021
BAJ carries on, or what to expect after the searches
February 23, 2021
Journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich and doctor Artsiom Sarokin to be tried today. They were greeted with applause
February 19, 2021
Independent journalists denied accreditation to trial of journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich and Doctor Artsiom Sarokin
February 19, 2021
EFJ President: This conviction is intended to intimidate the entire profession, to criminalise journalism
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February 18, 2021
Journalists Daria Chultsova and Katsiaryna Andreyeva sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment
February 18, 2021
Voice recorder, microphone, and 4 dayplanners as evidence. Prosecutor asked for 2 years of prison for Andreyeva and Chultsova
February 17, 2021
The Belarusian Association of Journalists is under attack
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February 16, 2021
Security officials enter offices and flats of BAJ, human rights defenders and journalists
February 16, 2021
Journalists Lubou Luniouva and Dzmitry Soltan receive long arrests
February 11, 2021
U.S. Embassy Statement
February 11, 2021
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