{"id":96919,"date":"2024-07-22T20:18:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T17:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/96919\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"opposition-blogger-charged-with-high-treason","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/96919\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition blogger charged with high treason"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/motolko-tut.by-1128.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/motolko-tut.by-1128.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/motolko-tut.by-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/motolko-tut.by-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/motolko-tut.by-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/motolko-tut.by-1128-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(tut.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 22, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Belarusian Investigative Committee (SK) has announced a special procedure case against Anton Matolka, a Belarusian blogger and pro-democracy activist based abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The procedure allows the government to prosecute its exiled opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SK suspects Matolka of high treason, conspiracy to overthrow the government, extremism funding and 11 other crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It summoned the blogger to its Hrodna regional department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matolka commented by saying: &#8220;Finally, the SK was given an abacus and managed to count all the charges.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n                                <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">MotolkoHelp added to list of extremist groups<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 18,&nbsp;BPN.&nbsp;Belarus\u2019 interior ministry on March 17 added MotolkoPomogi (MotolkoHelp), a Telegram news channel with more than 120,000 subscribers known for its sharp criticism of the Belarusian authorities, to a list of extremist groups. The news outlet was declared \u201cextremist &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/41616\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 22, Pozirk. The Belarusian Investigative Committee (SK) has announced a special procedure case against Anton Matolka, a Belarusian blogger and pro-democracy activist based abroad. The procedure allows the government to prosecute its exiled opponents. The SK suspects Matolka of high treason, conspiracy to overthrow the government, extremism funding and 11 other crimes. 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