# Claim 661

The total length of his detention before the 2026 exchange.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The total length of his detention before the 2026 exchange.
- Field: status
- Value: Held 1,860 days before release
- About: [incident 2023-belarus-sentences-poczobut](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-belarus-sentences-poczobut)
- Source: Belarus frees journalist Andrzej Poczobut. https://cpj.org/2026/04/belarus-frees-journalist-andrzej-poczobut/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2026-04-28

## Quotation from the source

> Poczobut had been detained for 1,860 days, having been held since March 2021 before his February 2023 sentencing to eight years in prison.

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/661. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.