Continuation of Trial of Valery Levanewski and Aliaksandr Vasilyew
https://spring96.org./en/news/12899
2004
2004-08-31T10:00:00+0300
2004-08-31T10:00:00+0300
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The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The trial started on 30 August. Valery Levanewski and Aliaksandr Vasilyew are charged with public insult to president (part 2 of article 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus). This insult was allegedly printed in the fly-sheets, for distribution of which Levanewski was detained in Hrodna Investigative Isolator for four months. Aliaksandr Vasilyyew is also charged with organization of unauthorized meeting on 1 May (article 342 of the Criminal Code). Participants of this meeting demanded Lukashenka’s retirement.
