Document #1118327

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

Belarusian Journalist Sentenced For Hooliganism


By RFE/RL's Belarus Service

May 20, 2014

A journalist in Belarus has been sentenced to 10 days in jail for hooliganism. 

Yauhen Skrabets was detained on May 17. He sent an SMS message to his colleagues to inform them about his arrest.

It is not clear why he was charged with hooliganism.

Last month, Skrabets was summoned by police and questioned regarding his collaboration with Radio Racija, a radio station that broadcasts in the Belarusian language from neighboring Poland.

Police told Skrabets that he needed an accreditation to be eligible to work for a foreign media outlet.

 With reporting by spring 96.org and Radio Racija

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ecoi.net description:
Journalist Yauhen Skrabets, detained on 17 May 2014, sentenced to 10 days in jail for hooliganism
Country:
Belarus
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/content/belarusian-journalist-sentenced-for-hooliganism/25391273.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
20 May 2014
Document ID:
1118327 (former ID 276457)

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