Belarusian Doctor, Journalist Go On Trial For Revealing Info On Slain Protester
udf.byJournalist Katsyaryna Borisevich at her court hearing in Minsk on February 19. MINSK — A physician and a journalist in Belarus havegone on trial for allegedly disclosing information about a protester killed during a crackdown on demonstrations against authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
The Moscow district court in Minsk started the trial of Artsyom Sarokin and Katsyaryna Barysevich on February 19 with a decision to hold the process behind closed doors claiming «personal medical data» would be involved in the case.