Japanese citizen Masatoshi Nakanishi was sentenced by a court in Belarus to seven years in prison for working for Japanese intelligence. He was accused of taking photos of military and civil objects.
Masatoshi Nakanishi lived in Goml, the second largest city Belarusand from 2018 he taught Japanese at the Local University. He was arrested in July 2024 and convicted after a two -month trial, which took place behind the closed door.
In addition to the penalty of seven years in prison, the Japanese was covered with a fine of 21,000 rubles (less than a thousand zlotys).
Prison in BelarusTatyana Zenkovich/PAP
Accused of photographing military and civil facilities
The Belarusian state television announced that the Japanese took about 9,000 photos of military installations, airports, railway lines, bridges and other infrastructure on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border.
Defense center human rights “Wiasna” He recognized Nakanishi as a political prisoner and reminds that there are currently over 1,200 political prisoners in Belarus, including 36 foreigners.
Source of the main photo: Tatyana Zenkovich/PAP