Prominent editor of Russian Wikipedia pages detained in Belarus
in early March by editing the Wikipedia article about the invasion of Ukraine. Under the new law, anybody found guilty of what the country deems as false information about the Ukraine invasion — remember, the Kremlin calls it a"special military operation" — could be imprisoned for up to 15 years.
It was the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption of Belarus that had arrested Bernstein,reports. The publication says his social media accounts, Wikipedia handle and workplace were shared on GUBOPiK's public Telegram channel before he was taken in. A video of his arrest was also posted on the channel, along with a photo that accuses him of"distributing fake anti-Russian information.
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