{"id":102312,"date":"2024-08-27T20:56:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T17:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/102312\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"another-foreigner-convicted-of-espionage-viasna","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/102312\/","title":{"rendered":"One more foreigner convicted of espionage \u2013 Viasna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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August 27, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Brest Regional Court has convicted D\u017amitryj \u0160\u0142ethauer (name as received) of extremism and espionage, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The human rights group said authorities usually press espionage charges against foreigners or stateless people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The closed-door trial occurred a few months ago, but the Supreme Court website has not reported it, which is unusual. The sentence is unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Supreme Court will hear the appeal against the sentence on August 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Viasna, Belarus has sentenced three people on politically motivated charges of espionage since 2020: Polish national Tomasz Bieroza, and Ukrainian nationals Andrii Shmai and Nataliia Zakharenko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 28, officials handed Zakharenko over to Ukraine under a prisoner swap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022\u20132023, Belarusian counterintelligence agents arrested 16 foreigners, according to Ivan Tertel, chairman of the Committee for State Security (KGB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 24, the Minsk Regional Court sentenced German national Rico Krieger to death. The judge found him guilty of illegal handling of firearms; deliberate disabling of a vehicle or lines of communication; association with an extremist group; committing an act of terrorism; conducting covert operations; and mercenarism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka later pardoned Krieger, and authorities handed him over under a prisoner swap involving Russia and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus is holding at least 25 nationals of Ukraine, Poland, Russia, Latvia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan in detention for political reasons, Viasna said in a report on July 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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