{"id":153130,"date":"2025-08-30T12:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T09:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/153130\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"source-confirms-arrest-of-paralympic-committee-head","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/153130\/","title":{"rendered":"Source confirms arrest of Paralympic Committee head"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shepel_noc_by.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shepel_noc_by.jpg 720w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shepel_noc_by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shepel_noc_by-178x118.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(noc.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 29<\/strong><em><strong>, Pozirk<\/strong><\/em> \u2014 A source has confirmed to <em>Pozirk<\/em> the arrest of Aleh \u0160epiel, chairman of the Paralympic Committee and head of the Belarusian Association of the Visually Impaired, in late July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have a clue why he was arrested. I can say only one thing: it\u2019s a real pity,\u201d said the source, who has known \u0160epiel for 30 years. <em>Pozirk<\/em> is not disclosing the source\u2019s name for his protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u0160epiel has always had a reputation as a man of integrity and principle. He helped people in trouble, defended them from injustice, and always remained humble. He lost his mother early, herself visually impaired, which deepened his empathy for the misfortunes of others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shepel_noc_by-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shepel_noc_by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shepel_noc_by-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shepel_noc_by.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Paralympic Committee head \u0160epiel in custody since late July<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 29, Pozirk. Aleh \u0160epiel, chairman of the Paralympic Committee and head of the Belarusian Association of the Visually Impaired, was arrested a month ago, zerkalo.io reports. Police also arrested Alaksandar Pi\u0142ata\u016d of the Viciebsk-based lighting supplier Elekt, founded by &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/153046\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 29, Pozirk \u2014 A source has confirmed to Pozirk the arrest of Aleh \u0160epiel, chairman of the Paralympic Committee and head of the Belarusian Association of the Visually Impaired, in late July. \u201cI don\u2019t have a clue why he was arrested. I can say only one thing: it\u2019s a real pity,\u201d said the source, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":153035,"template":"","rubric":[15,32],"class_list":["post-153130","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-society","rubric-sport"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Source confirms arrest of Paralympic Committee head | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 29, Pozirk \u2014 A source has confirmed to Pozirk the arrest of Aleh \u0160epiel, chairman of the Paralympic Committee and head of the Belarusian\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/153130\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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