{"id":196909,"date":"2026-07-23T12:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/196909\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:52:49","slug":"exiled-politician-labiedzkas-son-free-on-completing-his-prison-sentence","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/196909\/","title":{"rendered":"Exiled politician Labied\u017aka\u2019s son free on completing his prison sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pbpq79cts0uzmarkszyny42v93cqugnb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pbpq79cts0uzmarkszyny42v93cqugnb.jpg 674w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pbpq79cts0uzmarkszyny42v93cqugnb-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(sb.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 23, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian authorities released Arciom Labied\u017aka, the son of prominent exiled opposition politician Anatol Labied\u017aka who broke the news on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Labied\u017aka Jr., 40, and his family live in Belarus. In 2023, he was given a three-and-a-half-year prison term on extremism-related charges for allegedly using a bank account and a Facebook service to donate funds to opposition groups or media blacklisted in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Viasna Human Rights Center and a source who wished to remain anonymous confirmed that he was released earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His father Anatol Labied\u017aka is a former chairman of the United Civic Party (UCP) who now advises Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja on constitutional reform and parliamentary cooperation. He faces high treason and other serious charges in Belarus over his political activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lebed_2x1-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lebed_2x1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lebed_2x1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lebed_2x1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lebed_2x1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Exiled opposition politician charged with high treason, other crimes in Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 1, Pozirk. Anatol Labied\u017aka, an advisor on constitutional reform and inter-parliamentary cooperation to opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja, has told Pozirk that Belarusian authorities filed six criminal charges against him. The accusations include high treason, conspiracy to seize power, calling &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/52650\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 23, Pozirk. Belarusian authorities released Arciom Labied\u017aka, the son of prominent exiled opposition politician Anatol Labied\u017aka who broke the news on Facebook. Labied\u017aka Jr., 40, and his family live in Belarus. In 2023, he was given a three-and-a-half-year prison term on extremism-related charges for allegedly using a bank account and a Facebook service to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":49920,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-196909","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Exiled politician Labied\u017aka\u2019s son free on completing his prison sentence | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 23, Pozirk. 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