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Ornithologists accused of extremism in Belarus
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The Ministry of Justice believes that the public organization Ahovy ptushak Batskayshchyny is engaged in extremism. A criminal case has been opened against the ex-head of Fenchuk.
The Ministry of Justice of Belarus has filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court of the Republic on the liquidation of the public organization Ahovy Ptushak Batskayshchyny (APB, Protection of Birds of the Motherland). The organization reported this on Wednesday, February 9. A survey will be held in court on March 1 as part of the preparation of the case for trial, it follows from the letter of the Supreme Court.
According to the Ministry of Justice, the APB, under the guise of volunteering to save birds in the territory of the Republic of Belarus, carries out extremist activities, in particular, publicly supports protests in the country. In the summer of 2021, the office of an NGO specializing in ornithology was searched, copies of some documents were seized. The former head of the organization Viktor Fenchuk is a suspect in a criminal case of violation of public order.
The APB “will try to appear before the court with a lawyer,” said the director of the organization, Alexander Vinchevsky. “Liquidation is death for the organization, but not for its members and supporters,” he said. “I have dedicated my life to protecting wildlife and I will protect it in Belarus or abroad. It will be good if we manage to continue this work in Belarus together with you, our like-minded people,” Vinchevsky added.
A source: Russian service DW
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