Andrei Kozel

Affiliated media: Belsat TV, Journalist

Incident date: February 18, 2018

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Andrei Koziel, a freelance journalist, was put on trial for the alleged disobedience to the police on February 19, 2018. He was fined. Andrus Kozel was an observer from a candidate for deputy Mikalai Kazlou. The reporter had spent a night at the pre-trial detention centre in Minsk. During the detention, Koziel was beaten by the police.