Nina Bahinskaya gets fined 2,5 million rubles
On 10 April Maskouski District Court of Minsk considered a civil case against Nima Bahinskaya. Nina Bahinskaya was detained on Freedom Day, 25 March, for a prayer under a white-red-white flag near St. Symon and Alena church in Minsk. This is the traditional prayer, held by the relatives of political prisoners and civil activists near the monument of archangel Michael.
When the woman unfurled a
white-red-white flag, she was approached by the police who detained
her and took to Maskouski District Police Department. There they took
away the flag and her passport and let her go home.
On 26
March at 10 a.m. Nina Bahinskaya came to Maskouski DPD where she was
to have been returned her passport. However, instead of it she was
given charges under Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative
Offenses, "violation of the rules of organizing and holding mass
events".
She was taken to court, but lost consciousness
and was taken to hospital #5 by ambulance.
10 April hearing
started at 10 a.m. Nina Bahinskaya came to the trial in a T-shirt
with the slogan "Freedom to Bialiatski". The judge
sentenced her to a fine of 2,5 million rubles.