He is charged under Article 258 of the Criminal Code - on "high treason and espionage". This was announced today by the representative of the Belarusian KGB Dmitry Pobierzhin.
At the same time, it is not yet known whether the charges brought against the other person involved in the case - the Belarusian, whose name is not called.
Recall, the State Security Committee of Belarus stated that Pavel Sharoiko was detained on suspicion of espionage. In turn, Ukrainian intelligence said that the information provided by the official representative of the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus in relation to Sharoiko is untrue.
As reported URA-Inform, the Belarusian KGB stated that the detained in Belarus Ukrainian journalist Pavel Sharoiko was collecting information on such objects as the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Information of the country, the embassy and military facilities of Russia in the country.