Dzianis Hancharenka
Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Freelance journalist
Incident date: September 24, 2020
Attack type:
- Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists
Location: Belarus, Minsk
Additional information:
The police detained the Belsat TV camera crew Ales Lubenchuk and Dzianis Hancharenka near the detention centre on Akrestsina Street, where they met their colleagues after 11-day detention. The journalists were taken to the police department and accused of working without accreditation (Article 22.9 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus) and disobedience to the police (Article 23.4 of the Code of Administrative Offences the Republic of Belarus). On September 25, the Moskovsky District Court of Minsk sentenced each of them to a fine of 30 basic amounts for violation of the law on mass media and arrest for 12 days on the charge of disobedience to the police.