"Wanted to go to service, protect you from drones." Homyel Resident, Who Dreamed of Serving in the Army, Detained "For a Subscription"
A resident of Homel posted an emotional video in which he said that his son had been detained and would be tried 'for a subscription', Flagstock reported . According to the man, this could ruin his life, as his son wanted to join the military service under contract.
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The author of the video noted that his son was detained and placed in a detention center until trial for subscribing 'to some community with a thousand subscribers — a thousand ordinary people, like us'.
A court hearing was scheduled for the administrative case. Typically, in such cases in Belarus, people are massively prosecuted under Art. 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses 'Distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity', which is punishable by a large fine or arrest.
The Homyel resident is worried that his son's career is at risk:
«He was supposed to be guarding Belarus, in air defense under contract. He wanted to serve for five years, to protect you from drones, so you could live under a peaceful sky. But the court could ruin his career. For just one subscription to a community that is banned in Belarus».
The man notes:
«We don't know which communities are banned. Please inform the public so we know».
He also recounted a similar situation he had, when a report was drawn up against him 'for a subscription', but they could not prove the offense, so there was no trial.
The Belarusian authorities have already listed more than 9,000 so-called 'extremist materials' — the list is updated almost daily, making it impossible to keep track of all entries.
In the comments under the Homyel resident's video, it was also noted that the list of 'extremist materials' is publicly available, «but it's impossible to remember all of them, and they are constantly being updated»: «Why should a person keep track of this?»
Another user commented:
«One would have to not work every day, but instead review what's already there and what has been added, and sit for at least two hours, or even more, to understand it all».
The man has not yet reported on the outcome of his son's trial, but posted a new video saying he couldn't find him at either the court or the police station.
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И тут нашелся смельчак, который робко просит разрешения одним глазком заглядывать в "запрещенку", и чтоб за это не наказывали строго.
Почему-то даже смешно.
Человек не то что за 31 год не понял, с кем имеет дело.
Он не понял даже за 6 лет жесточайших репрессий.