Kanstantsin Nikanorau - Justice for Journalists

Kanstantsin Nikanorau

Affiliated media: Khabar 24 (Kazakhstan), Freelance videographer

Incident date: December 2, 2022

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The Minsk City Court declared videographer Kanstantsin Nikanorau guilty of aiding and abetting in discrediting the Republic of Belarus (Part 6 of Article 16 and Article 369-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) and sentenced him to three years of restricted freedom without sending him to a correctional institution (home chemistry). The court also imposed on him a fine of BYN 3,200. The trial was conducted by judge Natalya Buguk.

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