Homel: police officers brought to disciplinary responsibility on Anatol Paplauny’s appeal

It is stated by colonel Valery Liavonau, Deputy Chair of the Police Bureau of the Homel Region Executive Committee, in his answer to the appeal of human rights defender Anatol Paplauny concerning the false testimony that had been given by the police officers at a trial over him.

“It was found that violations of the administrative process legislation had been committed during the composition of the report of administrative violation at the Tsentralny District Police Department of Homel. The guilty officers have been brought to disciplinary responsibility,” quotes the answer.

At the same time, Mr. Paplauny is informed that “there were found no facts confirming the perjury on the part of the police officers during the trial”.

Thus, the punishment concerns only those who composed the violation report in the wrong way, not those who gave false testimonies against Anatol Paplauny, on the basis of which he was sentenced to 15 days of arrest.