{"id":191436,"date":"2026-06-11T14:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/191436\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T14:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:42:24","slug":"family-sentenced-in-belarus-on-high-treason-charges","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/191436\/","title":{"rendered":"Family sentenced in Belarus on high treason charges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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June 11, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Minsk City Court has imposed lengthy prison sentences on a Belarusian family after finding its members guilty of high treason and arms smuggling, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pie\u0142ahieja Korsaka\u016d, who is based in Ukraine, was tried in her absence, while her parents are being held in a Belarusian prison, Salidarnasc <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pie\u0142ahieja was sentenced to 11 years in prison, while her parents, D\u017amitryj and Ta\u0107ciana, received prison terms of 14 and 12 years, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the BelPol intelligence group, Ta\u0107ciana, 57, and Pie\u0142ahieja, 28, previously worked as daycare center teachers. D\u017amitryj worked as a maintenance employee at a daycare center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human rights defenders believe the prosecution may be politically motivated. High treason charges are routinely used by the Belarusian authorities against political opponents of the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politically motivated repression has continued in Belarus since the mass protests against alleged election fraud in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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