Andrey Kozel

Affiliated media: Belsat, Journalist

Incident date: February 18, 2018

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Police detained and beat journalist while he was filming election day at the polling station. They drew up a protocol against him for disobeying the police and kept him in an isolation ward pending trial. The court found the journalist guilty and fined 30 base rate.