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Belarus Charges Leaders Of Independent Press Club With Tax Crimes As Crackdown Continues
December 31, 2020 20:07 GMT
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The founder of an independent Belarusian press group and several associates taken into custody last week have been charged with tax evasion and related crimes in a case that comes against the backdrop of a continuing state crackdown on dissent.
The daughter of Press Club founder Yulia Slutskaya said via Facebook that her mother had been charged with large-scale tax evasion.
A lawyer for the group confirmed the charges against Slutskaya and said charges alleged that at least four staff members were being charged as co-conspirators. ....

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