Событие Konstantin Zhukouski - Justice for Journalists

Konstantin Zhukouski

Affiliated media: Belsat TV, Journalist

Incident date: July 21, 2017

Attack type:

  • Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

The traffic police detained the freelance journalist after filming the trial of the blogger Maxim Filippovich. For refusing to follow them, the journalist was handcuffed to a tree. Then he was taken to the police station where a protocol was drawn up on him. As a result, Zhukovski was fined under two administrative articles and deprived of his driver's license for a year.

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