The case of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's analysts has been sent to the Supreme Court
The Prosecutor General's Office sent the criminal case to the Supreme Court to determine the jurisdiction; the case was initiated against participants of the extremist formation of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's analysts: Aliaksandr Dabravolski, Ryhor Astapenia, Filip Bikanau, Yury Drakakhrust, Andrei Kazakevich, Hanna Krasulina, Yauhen Kryzhanouski, Dzianis Kuchynski, Veranika Laputska, Aliaksandr Lahvinets, Hanna Liubakova, Vasil Navumau, Maryia Rohava, Piotr Rudkouski, Alesia Rudnik, Natallia Rabava, Pavel Usau, Tatsiana Chulitskaya, Aliaksandr Shlyk, Katsiaryna Shmatsina.
Special proceedings are being conducted against all the accused.
According to the case materials, all analysts are accused of committing crimes of an extremist nature in connection with Aliaksandr Lukashenka's campaign for the elections, as well as in the post-electoral period:
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conspiracy to seize state power by unconstitutional means (Part 1 of Article 357 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus);
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participation in an extremist formation and joining such a formation in order to commit an extremist crime (Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code);
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assistance in public calls to seize state power; committing other actions to the detriment of the national security of the Republic of Belarus; appeals directed to a foreign state, foreign and international organization, committing actions to the detriment of the national security of the Republic of Belarus using the media and the Internet (Part 6 of Article 16, Part 3 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (as amended on May 26, 2021);
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assistance in deliberate actions aimed at inciting social hatred and hostility based on other social affiliation committed by a group of persons (Part 6 of Article 16, Part 3 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus).
In addition, Aliaksandr Dabravolski is accused of leading an extremist formation (Part 1 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code).
The Supreme Court sent the case to the Minsk Regional Court for consideration.
