Anton Kozelskiy

Affiliated media: ONT (TV Channel), Camerman

Incident date: May 20, 2024

Attack type:

• Prosecution for extremism, links with terrorists, inciting hatred, high treason, calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order, rehabilitation of Nazism (2)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

A Minsk city began examining the criminal case against former camerman for state TV channel ONT, Anton Kozelskiy. He is charged with part 3 of article 361 of the criminal code (calling for sanctions and other actions which harm national security), and part 1 of article 130 (inciting anti-social behaviour or discord). The judge examining the case is Svetlana Makarevich. Subsequently, Kozelskiy was detained on the 12th of October 2023 at the offices of ONT on Kommunist street in Minsk. He was sentenced to three years in prison.