BPF Mahiliou activist appeals 3 mln fine
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The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
Siarhei Niahatsin, activist of the Belarusian Popular Front’s Mahiliou office, has lodged an appeal with the Regional Court against a 3-mln fine imposed by Judge Aksana ratnikava of Leninski District Court.
The activist was fined on 12 April for distributing the “Tut I Tsiaper” independent newspaper at a market in Mahiliou.
In his appeal, Siarhei Niahatsin says that he was prosecuted under Art. 17.1 of the Mass Media Code, which can only be applied to legal entities.
