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Tags: criminal persecution
Source: RFE/RL
The Kastrychnitski District Court of Minsk continues the consideration of the criminal case against the distributor of Belarusian-language books Ales Yaudakha.
He is charged with unlawful business activities for helping people to buy books in the Belarusian language. Book publishers and distributors voice their concern over this trial and state that the publication of editions in Belarusian is on the brink barely manages to survive.
As stated by the prosecutor, 230 witnesses will take part in the trial.
Ales Yaudakha mailed to people books by Uladzimir Arlou, Ryhor Baradulin, Vasil Bykau, Mikola Yermalovich and many other Belarusian writers, poets and historians. Often one couldn’t buy such books in state-owned shops. The procuracy considered it as unlawful business and filed a lawsuit. Ales Yaudakha faces up to 3 years of imprisonment.


