Yulia Kakhno

Affiliated media: Belorusy i Rynok, Accountant

Incident date: May 18, 2022

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The accountant of the newspaper Belorusy i Rynok Yulia Kakhno was detained by KGB officers in the morning at the entrance to the editorial office. They searched her flat and seized computer equipment and digital media. After that, Kakhno was taken to the KGB for interrogation. In the afternoon, she was released with undertaking of non-disclosure of the secrets of the investigation. It is known that Kakhno is a witness in the criminal case of incitement to hatred (Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) against the director of the newspaper Belorusy i Rynok Kanstantsin Zalatykh, who was detained the same morning.