Prosecutor’s reply: measure of restraint reflects gravity of offence
https://spring96.org./en/news/46002
2011
2011-09-30T16:39:17+0300
2011-09-30T16:39:17+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”
Homel human rights defenders Anatol Paplauny and Leanid Sudalenka have received a reply from deputy head of Minsk City Prosecutor’s Office Kanstantsin Kezhun, saying that the pre-trial detention of Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski was chosen considering the gravity of the alleged offence.
Thus, Minsk City Prosecutor’s Office has already named Ales Bialiatski a criminal, which is an outrage against the presumption of innocence.
“The reply does not explain anything – it just states that Ales Bialiatski is a criminal. All we can do now is keep appealing these formal and weird replies”, says Leanid Sudalenka.
