Siarhei Zianko

Affiliated media: Kraj.by, Journalist

Incident date: May 22, 2017

Attack type:

• Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Maladzechna

Additional information:

The Maladzechna district court imposed a fine of 300 BYN on Siarhei Zianko, as a moral damage compensation for spreading lies and insulting a traffic policeman. The lawsuit on defense of honor and business reputation was based on two articles published on Kraj.by. The plaintiff, the traffic warden Ivan Fiodarau deemed that the articles provided false information that insulted him.