{"id":46418,"date":"2023-04-07T16:07:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/former-presidential-hopeful-capkala-sentenced-to-17-years-in-prison-in-absentia\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"former-presidential-hopeful-capkala-sentenced-to-17-years-in-prison-in-absentia","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/46418\/","title":{"rendered":"Former presidential hopeful Capka\u0142a sentenced to 17 years in prison in absentia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>April 7, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> A court in Belarus has sentenced former presidential hopeful Valer Capka\u0142a to 17 years in prison, the Viasna center reports.<\/p>\n<p> Judge Siarhiej Jepicha\u016d also banned him from holding managerial positions.<\/p>\n<p> The trial began in the Minsk Regional Court on March 1, without the defendant being present. Capka\u0142a and his children had fled Belarus.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Half of the charges against him are &#8216;political,'&#8221; Viasna said. But the prosecutors underscored his alleged economic crimes, it added, quoting the state media. For instance, the Belarusian Hi-Tech Park reportedly claimed that Capka\u0142a had abused his power while running it.<\/p>\n<p>Capka\u0142a commented on the opening of the trial by saying that Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka&#8217;s regime will be accountable to the European Court of Human Rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 7, BPN. A court in Belarus has sentenced former presidential hopeful Valer Capka\u0142a to 17 years in prison, the Viasna center reports. Judge Siarhiej Jepicha\u016d also banned him from holding managerial positions. The trial began in the Minsk Regional Court on March 1, without the defendant being present. 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