< IMG SRC = "/Uploads/Blogs/65/AA/IB-FRENCU9BA_499EA2A6.jpg" Alt = "Czech Republic imposed sanctions against journalist from Belarus"/> ~ ~ ~ < p > The Czech Republic submitted to the sanction list the citizen of Belarus Natalia Sudlenkov and an officer of Russian military intelligence (GRU) Alexei Shavrov & ndash; This was reported by the Security and Information Service of the Czech Republic (BIS) on April 2.
< P > Sudlenkov received a political asylum in the Czech Republic in 1999. At home, she was considered one of the leaders of the opposition of Alexander Lukashenko regime. < p >According to the Czech intelligence service, Sudlenkov cooperated with the Russian corporation & Laquo; Rosat & Raquo;, the Russian Foundation for Supporting and Protection of Compatriots, had a relation to the Public Organization & Amp; For her services she received a reward & ndash; in particular, from Alexei Shavrov.< p > & laquo; it was a successful long -term BIS operation, which was very complex & raquo ;, & ndash; said the director of the special service Michal Kudel.
< p > edition & nbsp; seznam zpravy & nbsp; quoted foreign minister Jan Lipavsky, according to which Sudlenkov is a key employee < P > According to the & nbsp; Belarusian Service & Nbsp; Radio Liberty, in the Czech Republic Sudlenkov worked as the editor -in -chief of the Russian -language week & laquo; Prague telegraph & raquo; In the past, she also cooperated with the Belarusian Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and T & yacute; den and Lidov & eacute; noviny.< p > Natalia Sudlenkov received political asylum due to persecution in Belarus. There she allegedly ran for parliament from Ob & Rsquo; a united Civil Party and was also accused of financial crimes. In 2001, it was detained on the Czech-German border through an international arrest warrant issued by the Belarusian government. But the Czech court rejected the Minsk request, recognizing the prosecution against Sudlenkov unjustified.