[4][5] He worked as a journalist for several Belarusian media - Den', Narodnaja Volia, Głos znad Niemna and Magazyn Polski.

For many years, Poczobut resided in Hrodna and worked as a correspondent for the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, writings about local issues, needs and achievements.

Andrzej's main passion has always been history, in particular the World War II and the post-war Polish partisan movement.

This statement was cited as one of the evidences of Pochobut's guilt at the 2023 trial on charges of damaging the national security of Belarus and "sowing discord".

On 12 January 2011, the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus (KGB) arrested Poczobut for "participation in the unsanctioned protest rally".

[6] The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists also protested on his behalf, stating that the organization was "outraged that Andrzej Poczobut was not only convicted on a trumped-up charge but that he has now been given jail time after already receiving a sentence of a fine".

[13] The charges stemmed from ten reports about Lukashenko and 2010 presidential election that Poczobut had published on his blog, in Gazeta Wyborcza, and on the website Belaruspartisan.org.

[18] On 21 June 2012, he was arrested in Grodno on another charge of libel against the president, this time for a story criticizing the government's handling of the 2011 Minsk Metro bombing for the independent news site Charter 97.

[21] Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk summoned the Belarusian ambassador to object to the libel case, and stated that he also had the backing of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary.

[23] PEN American Center also appealed on his behalf, urging the Belarusian government "to drop all charges against Poczobut immediately, and to uphold their obligations to protect freedom of expression for all citizens as guaranteed by Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

[28] Poczobut is a Candidate Master of Sports in chess and an amateur musician, co-founder of the Deviation punk-rock band.