Journalist Ihar Barysau’s computer and notepads confiscated
2- 12.03.2015, 15:02
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The search in the apartment of Ihar Barysau from Mahilyou lasted for 3 hours.
He is suspected of a defamation of Lenta Joint Stock Company, Radio Svaboda informs.
Policemen have seized three computers, a modem and notepads belonging to Ihar Barysau.
The journalist is an editor of Nash Mogilev (Our Mahilyou) website. The reason of the search was a criminal case opened against him on charges relating Article 188 of the Criminal Code (“Defamation in a public statement in mass media”).
Law-enforcers have complaints against one of the articles posted at Nash Mogilev website, which informed that the chief executive director of Mahilyou-based Lenta company had lost a lot of money in a casino.