Andrey Dynko

Affiliated media: Nasha Niva, Chief editor

Incident date: July 8, 2021

Attack type:

• Interrogation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

At the beginning of the working day, law enforcers searched the editorial office of the website Nasha Niva. They seized equipment, digital media, and documentation. After that, the law enforcers searched the flats of the media outlet’s managers. The searches were conducted under criminal articles for gross violation of order (Article 342) and for «mass riots» (Article 293). The law enforcers seized computer equipment from Andrey Dynko’s home, took him for interrogation and then placed him in a temporary detention centre under arrest. He was released on July 21, having taken an undertaking to appear. Dynko is suspected of improper payment of utility bills (Part 2 of Article 216 of the Criminal Code). The essence of the claims against him is that the payment for utilities of «the premises where the employees gathered» was based on the tariffs for individuals, while it was necessary to pay according to the tariffs for legal entities.