Belsat TV Crew Fined For Streaming Arrests Of Defenders Of Kurapaty

For the first six months of this year, the judges decided to collect more than $ 23,000 from the TV channel's journalists.

Journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva and cameraman Siarhei Kavaliou were fined 40 basic units each for "illegal distribution of the media" (Article 22.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), BelSat reports.

The report on the administrative violation was drawn up by major Dzmitry Shantyr from the Tsentralny district police department of Minsk. He was a witness at the trial. The trial was held in the Tsentralny district court of Minsk on August 9. Ivan Kastsian was the judge .

The basis for imposing the fines was a stream from the picket near the Grand Kushavel restaurant. Activists held a protest campaign there against the opening of the Let's Go Get Some Eats restaurant next to the Kurapaty tract. During the event, which lasted just a few minutes, the police detained three activists.

Only for the first 6 months of this year, the judges decided to collect more than Br 46,253 from the TV channel's journalists.