The alien received the maximum term for such charges – seven years of prison and a fine of 21 thousand Belarusian rubles.
A Japan of Japan Nakanishi Masatoshi was punished in Belarus for up to seven years in prison and a fine of 21 thousand Belarusian rubles (equivalent to 262 500 hryvnias) for “intelligence activities” in Belarus from 2018 to 2024. Thus, the alien received the maximum term for such charges. This is reported by the Human Rights Center Spring.
According to Belarus law enforcement agencies, the detainee “sent information about the socio-political situation in Belarus to special Japanese services, in implementing the Chinese initiative A belt – a pathas well as about the situation on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border.
The Japanese were confined in July 2024, but information about it only appeared three months, when a pro -government television channel Belarus 1 announced the “employee of special Japanese special services.”
Masatoshi pointed to the Japanese at Gomel State University named Francis Skorina and married a Belarus civilian.
Since 2020, at least 75 foreigners have undergone political repression in Belarus. Some of these were released, including as a result of the international exchange of prisoners in August 2024.
Earlier in December 2024, another Japanese citizen was confined to Belarus -the Travel -Blog Ether, traveling around the world and talking about the transportation and infrastructure of various countries. He was trapped during the film making an overpass in the Gomel region.
Keep in mind that more than 210 people have tried to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border. According to the border service, this is a -quarter of all attempts from the beginning of the year.
Poland announced an exacerbation of the border situation with the Republic of Belarus
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