Denis Maruk

Affiliated media: Real'nyy Brest (Real Brest), Editor

Incident date: March 28, 2017

Attack type:

• Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Brest

Additional information:

Denis Maruk went to the district police department to renew the permit for a hunting weapon. As a result, he was beaten by police officers and fined for minor hooliganism. According to Maruk, police attacked him for showing the middle finger to a guy in plainclothes during one of the protests earlier.