BELARUS: "They decided to fabricate a case and accuse him of espionage"

The 59-year-old Georgian man accused of espionage in Alexandroupolis was sentenced to pretrial detention after his plea. In his plea, the 59-year-old denied that he spoke about "Mother Russia" and denied... Alexandroupolis: The 59-year-old Georgian painter accused of espionage is sentenced to pretrial detention - I NAFTEMPORIKI

BELARUS: "They decided to fabricate a case and accuse him of espionage"

On 1 April, the Supreme Court rejected Catholic priest Henryk Okolotovich's appeal against his 11-year jail term on treason charges. Both his trial and appeal were closed. In a message from prison, he denied "espionage for Poland and the Vatican". He rejected pressure to implicate the country's Catholic bishops. "Priests are being persecuted to shut our mouths, so that the Catholic Church does not tell the truth." Even before his arrest, the 65-…