Vital Skryl

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: July 8, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Naviny.by

Location: Belarus, Vitsebsk

Additional information:

The law enforcers searched Vital Skryl's flat. After that, he was detained in a criminal case under Article 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (insulting a representative of the authorities). The journalist was placed in a detention centre and released after three days as a suspect.