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Maybe I'm slow... I'm looking for the sentence, "Okołotowicz was accused and convicted of ..." ?!?! What is the state of Belarus's claim and accusation? All we have is ‘high treason’?

More searching in a couple languages, it appears to be the case - they don't want to repeat and highlight the criticism. An AP article speaks about Akalatovich, one of 1,265 political prisoners "who was critical of the government in his sermons..."

So, if you are in the minority position and critical of the status quo and saying things like "Lukashenko has a flat nose" to a big enough audience, you too might be sent away. History is rhyming again.

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