A criminal trial is underway in Minsk against Father Anatoly Parakhnevich, the parish priest of the Catholic parish in Olkovichi, Vileyka District.

This was reported by Katolik.life.

According to the outlet, the trial is being held behind closed doors, and no official information about the proceedings is available.

The priest was detained more than six months ago, in mid-March. He has now spent more than 200 days in custody.

According to believers, the priest is being held in the KGB pretrial detention centre and is charged with “treason against the state.” In recent months, believers have received no information about the priest’s condition or the progress of the investigation.

Earlier, we reported that Catholic priest Anatoly Parakhnevich, parish priest in Olkovichi, Vileyka District, had been detained in Belarus. Parakhnevich is charged with “treason against the state.”

As LF reported, as of the end of September 2026, there were 25 Christians in Belarus on the list of political prisoners whose names are known to human rights defenders.