On July 13, a new criminal trial against Belsat journalist

.

The hearing of the case took place from July 4 behind closed doors in the Gomel Regional Court.

On July 6, Kateryna's husband Igor Ilyash informed that the court had been adjourned until July 13.

As "Belsat" reported, the verdict was announced at noon on July 13: they were sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment.

A new criminal case against Ekaterina became known in February 2022, this time the journalist was accused of treason.

Kateryna was transferred from the colony to the pre-trial detention center-3 in Goml, the new investigation lasted less than two months.

The process could have started already in May, but for an unknown reason the processes slowed down.

What is written in the article "Treason to the State"

"Issuance to a foreign state, a foreign organization or their representative of state secrets of the Republic of Belarus, as well as information constituting state secrets of other states, transferred to the Republic of Belarus in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, or espionage, or agent activity, or switching to the enemy's side during war or armed conflict, or other assistance to a foreign state, a foreign organization or their representative in carrying out activities to the detriment of the national security of the Republic of Belarus, intentionally committed by a citizen of the Republic of Belarus (treason against the state), shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of 7 to 15 years."

Kateryna Bakhvalova (Andreeva) was detained on November 15, 2020, during a live broadcast from "Peramen Square", where a commemoration of the fallen protester

took place .

On February 18, 2021, she, along with cameraman

, was found guilty of organizing activities that grossly violate public order, and was sentenced to 2 years in a general regime prison.

Since the beginning of the new investigation in February 2022, Andreyeva is in the Gomel pre-trial detention center-3, she previously served her sentence in the Gomel women's colony.

She has no problems in correspondence with her relatives, the letters go quickly and almost all of them.

Kateryna hardly receives mail from other people.

The first term of the journalist's imprisonment ends in September 2022.