Lida: court turns down Andrei Charnavusau's appeal
On 8 June the Lida District Court considered the
appeal of Andrei Charnavusau against a ruling of the draft board, by which he
was denied the right to choose alternative civilian service instead of military
service. The case was considered by Judge Yermakovich. The interests of the
draft board were represented by three members of the commission including its
chairman.
The trial lasted for about 90 minutes. A special emphasis was made on the young
man's convictions. Eventually, the court turned down his appeal, referring to
absence of the mechanism of realization of alternative civilian service in
Belarus. In his comments at the website "Alternative
Civilian Service" Andrei stated his intention to appeal the verdict
to the Hrodna Region Court.
