Prosecutor's Office of Belarus Brings Criminal Case against Anatol Liabedzka

This information was distributed on 17 March by the press-secretary of the prosecutor's office Yury Azaronak. According to him, the prosecutor's office brought the case after the analysis of the interviews with Anatol Liabedzka that were broadcast on 21 February in the "Zerkalo" program of the TV-channel "Rossiya" and on 22 February in the "Namedni" program of the NTV channel. The head of the United Civil Party is charged with violation of part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (defamation of president of the Republic of Belarus) and passed over to Minsk City Prosecutor's Office. If found guilty, Anatol Liabedzka can receive up to 5 years of jail. (Belorusskiye Novosti)