Lida blogger faces libel charges for social network parody

Lida blogger and former employee of Hrodna government-owned newspaper Yauhen Kutsko is reportedly suspected of folk-leasing for a publication in the www.vkontake.ru social network, mocking the local state-run newspaper “Lidskaya gazeta”.

Using a pen-name, the Internet user depicted a day in the life of Lida executive chief Mr. Andrei Khudak. The latter decided to sue Yauhen Kutsko, despite the fact the story had been deleted and he apologized to the official in a local town forum.

In case Yauhen Kutsko is accused, he may be fined or imprisoned for up to three years.