Telegram Chat "Belarusian Attorneys" Is Recognized as Extremist, then as Extremist Formation

On August 25th, the Partizansky district court of Minsk rendered a decision deeming the Telegram chat "Belarusian Attorneys" extremist. There were about 200 participants in the chat; a few months before the decision, it had ceased to function.

A couple of days later, the telegram chat "Belarusian Attorneys" was recognized as "extremist formation" in Belarus. At various times, it contained from 150 to 170 participants.

The diferrence between these two terms (extremist resourse and extremist formation) lies in the difference of criminal responsibility and possible prison terms for creating them and participation in their functioning,