MINSK, Oct 28The Prosecutor General's Office of Belarus sent a case against the founders of the opposition sports solidarity fund Alexandra Gerasimenya and Alexander Opeikin for trial in absentia, they are accused of calling for sanctions, the press service of the department said. calls for restrictive measures, other actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus,» the message on the website of the Prosecutor General's Office reads. «Through it, through the media and the global computer network Internet, deliberately false information and fabrications about the events that took place on the territory of the Republic of Belarus before and after the presidential elections were disseminated,» the message says. that the defendants, in particular, appealed to states, foreign and international organizations and legal entities about imposing sanctions on the National Olympic Committee of Belarus and other sports organizations, as well as postponing a number of international competitions, including the Ice Hockey World Championship, as well as refusing to sponsor them «In addition, Gerasimenya and Opeikin urged not to allow the athletes of the Belarusian team to compete, including the Olympic Games, under the national state flag. They offered the athletes to train outside our country, promising to provide financial support,» the report says. It is emphasized that these actions contributed to the cancellation of a number of sporting events and harmed the national security of Belarus in the political and social spheres, material damage exceeded 800 thousand Belarusian rubles (about 323.3 thousand dollars).The Belarusian Sports Solidarity Fund was established in August 2020. Criminal cases were initiated against Gerasimenya and Opeykin in Belarus for calls to action aimed at causing harm to national security, made using the media and the Internet. wanted, but are outside the country.The Investigative Committee, within the framework of the launched special proceedings, completed the preliminary investigation into the criminal case of the Belarusian swimmer Gerasimenya and transferred him against Opeykin to the prosecutor's office for the subsequent organization of a trial in absentia.By the decision of the KGB, a group of citizens united by through the social networks of the Belarusian Sports Solidarity Fund, is recognized in the country as an extremist formation.
