Agnieszka Romaszewska: Repressions won’t influence our position

The Belarusian authorities have launched another campaign to discredit independent journalists.

Agnieszka Romaszewska commented on the militia’s attack on Belsat office in Minsk.

“The actions by the Belarusian authorities towards Belsat TV channel are another attempt to impede journalistic activity and discredit independent journalists,” Belsat director Agnieszka Romaszewska said.

“The secret services have recently stepped up pressure on the Belsat journalists. We keep an eye on the situation around our colleague journalist Ivan Shulha, detained by the militia. We’ll apply our best efforts to release him. We assure our audience that pressure by the authorities won’t influence our journalistic position. We continue provide people of Belarus with true information,” the Belsat press service quotes Agnieszka Romaszewska.

Accoriding to Radio Svaboda, location of Ivan Shulha, a member of the Belarusian Association of Journalists detained on February 3, is unknown.

We remind that on February 3, at about 3 p.m., three militia officers made an attempt to burst into the apartment rented by a Belsat journalist in Minsk. Electricity was cut off in the office, where Belarusian journalist were. Independent journalist Ivan Shulha was detained by militia. He is accused of hitting a militiaman. Location of Shulha is unknown. None of the Minsk militia department has confirmed they have a detained journalist, the Belsat press service stresses.