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Administrative case against Kastus Shytal is dropped

2011 2011-03-10T17:11:21+0200 1970-01-01T03:00:00+0300 en

The trial on the case of Kastys Shytal, a civil activist from the town of Hlybokaye, journalist for westki.info, lasted for 5 minutes. Judge of the Hlybokaye District Court Iryna Kazak ruled to drop the case due to the expiry of the terms for administrative punishment.

The idea to punish the activist belongs to the Hlybokaye District Executive Committee: on 22 February its legal adviser composed a report that the activist had allegedly violated the electoral legislation during the latest presidential electoral campaign (while observing the election).

According to complaint of observer Maryia Matsulevich, he allegedly unlawfully asked students of the local lyceum whether they came to vote early on their own will.

Mr. Shytal thinks that the trial was initiated with the aim to exercise moral pressure and intimidate him. However, the local authorities showed a weak knowledge of the legislation: the terms of punishment for the aforementioned violation are over. On the other hand, Kastus Shytal pleads innocent. He is sure that the initiators of the case cannot present any convincing evidence of his guilt.

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