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Hrodna: human rights defender Rutkouskaya appeals fine

2011 2011-06-03T17:02:47+0300 1970-01-01T03:00:00+0300 en https://spring96.org./files/images/sources/rudkouskaja-sviatlana.jpg The Human Rights Center “Viasna” The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
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Sviatlana Rudkouskaya, member of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee

Sviatlana Rudkouskaya, member of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee

On 25 May Sviatlana Rutkouskaya, a member of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee from Hrodna, was fined by the head of the Leninski District Police Department, lieutenant colonel Yauhen Yarmantovich. The matter is that Rudkouskaya, being the head of a local housing cooperative, had allegedly failed to issue the complaint book to a citizen, thus violating Article 9.24 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus.

Sviatlana Rudkouskaya considers it a revenge for her human rights activism, including participation in the independent monitoring of the latest presidential election.

She tried to receive a consultation from the main legal adviser of the Leninski District Executive Committee of Hrodna, Katsiaryna Fiadosenka. However, instead of rendering legal aid the latter rudely advised the human rights defender to resign from work. As a result, Sviatlana made an entry in the complaint book of the Leninski DEC concerning the inadequate treatment of applicants by Fiadosenka. Moreover, she appealed the ruling of 25 May at a personal audience with Valiantsin Mikhnevich, Chair of the police department of the Hrodna Region Executive Committee.

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