The public prosecutor has asked for a 20-year prison sentence for Stepan Putilo, the founder of the opposition Telegram channel Nexta and recognized as a terrorist in the republic. Sputnik Belarus.
The prosecution demanded that the defendants be found guilty of all charges.
The prosecutor also asked the court to appoint another person involved in the case, Yan Rudik, who was sentenced to 19 years in prison and Roman Protasevich, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The prosecutor asked the court, in sentencing Protasevich, to take into account that he admitted his guilt and complied with the terms of the agreement regarding the investigation.
In December last year, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Belarus reported On the submission of the case of the founders of the Nexta channel to the court.
In May last year, the Belarusian authorities opened a criminal case against Putilo and Rudik. They are accused of organizing the activities of the terrorist organization. They criticized the decision of the “so-called Investigative Committee” in response in the publication itself.