The trial will be held in the Minsk City Court, starting at 10:00.

The court is expected to be open.

The case of

Syarhei Satsuk

will be considered by the judge of the Minsk City Court

Svetlana Bandarenko,

BAJ

reported .

It was she who sent journalist

Ekaterina Barysevich behind bars.

Satsuka was immediately accused of receiving a bribe.

After some time, the journalist informed in a letter from the pre-trial detention center about the new charges.

BAJ managed to find out through former cellmate Syarhei that now the editor of Yezhednevnik is accused of inciting enmity (Article 130 of the Criminal Code) and abuse of power or official authority (Article 426 of the Criminal Code).

It is not known what specific actions of the editor of Yezhednevnik are related to the charges.

Who is Siarhei Satsuk

Siarhei Satsuk is an investigative journalist, editor of the Belarusian portal "Ezhednevnik" (ej.by).

He was detained on December 8, 2021.

He is charged under three articles of the Criminal Code: Art.

430 (Receiving a bribe), Art.

130 (Inciting enmity), Art.

426 (Exceeding power or authority).

It is not known what specific actions of the editor are related to the accusation.

  • The editor of Yezhednevnik was detained on December 8, 2021.

    That day, the journalist's house was searched again, and Serhiy himself was placed in a pre-trial detention center.

  • Human rights activists recognized Syarhei Satsuk as a political prisoner.

  • Currently, 28 representatives of the media are in captivity in Belarus.