Zmitser Lupach

Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Freelance journalist

Incident date: August 10, 2020

Attack type:

• Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Hlybokaye

Additional information:

The police detained the journalist on the evening of the day of the presidential election when he was covering a peaceful protest action of citizens who disagreed with the preliminary results of the voting. He was taken to the police department and drawn up a report on violation of the law on mass events (Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus). He was held in the detention centre until the trial. On August 10, the court found the journalist guilty and arrested him for 5 days.