News on the topic: administrative prosecution
30.03.2013 Bialynichy resident fined 5 mln over libeling manager of state-owned farm
Judge Uladzimir Huz of Bialynichy District Court sentenced yesterday Valery Vusik, resident of the village of Lebiadzianka, to a fine of 5 mln rubles for allegedly defaming manager of the Lebiadzianka state-owned farm Piotr Bialou and for the distribution of the independent newspaper “Mahiliouski Vybar”. The court considered two administrative charges at a time. Both were based on reports by policeman Siarhei Karytkin. Earlier, the court refused to consider the reports, as they were made in violation of Article 10.2 of the Administrative Code. The police reports were sent back for revision in Bialynichy police department, where they were eventually “finalized”.
29.03.2013 Siarhei Kavalenka fined one million rubles
Vitsebsk Pershamaiski District Court sentenced Siarhei Kavalenka, member of the Conservative Christian Party “Belarusian Popular Front”, to a fine of one million rubles based on police reports saying that the former political prisoner was drunk, used “obscene language” and “waved his arms” on March 25. The activist did not admit any of these charges.
29.03.2013 Homel court fines opposition activists
The court of Homel’s Navabelitski district considered today the charges brought against the UCP deputy chairman Vasil Paliakou and civil society activist Uladzimir Shytsikau. Earlier this morning, the pro-democratic activists were summoned to the police department.
29.03.2013 Homel opposition activists summoned by police over Freedom Day rally
Vasil Paliakou, deputy chairman of the United Civil Party, received last evening a summons to appear in the police department of Homel’s Navabelitski district “for administrative procedures”.
27.03.2013 Nina Bahinskaya taken to hospital from court
A 67-year-old woman fainted at the trial over a picket on Freedom Day.
26.03.2013 Trial against Syarhei Kavalenka postponed until Friday
The trial against Vitebsk opposition activist Syarhei Kavalenka was postponed until Friday.
26.03.2013 Freedom Day in Vitsebsk: detentions, trials, arrests, fines
BPF activist Kanstantsin Smolikau and Leanid Autukhou stood trial that lasted for 9 hours. Judge Ina Hrabouskaya pronounced her verdict at about 9 p.m. yesterday: she ruled to punish the two activists with 5 days of arrest each for alleged violation of the legislation on mass rallies. In addition, four activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy and head of the BPF’s city office Aliaksandr Kuzniatsou were detained on their way to the court. The latter was eventually sentenced to a fine for an alleged traffic violation.
26.03.2013 Minsk court convicts Freedom Day demonstrators
The Court of Minsk Savetski District sentenced last evening the activists detained during the Freedom Day rally on 24 March, including three Ukrainian nationals and one minor.
20.03.2013 Uladzimir Yaromenak taken to hospital
Uladzimir Yaromenak, activist of the Young Front youth opposition movement, was taken to hospital, after his condition deteriorated as a result of a trial he stood today, press-service of the "Young Front" reports.
20.03.2013 “Young Front” activist Uladzimir Yaromenak gets three more days of arrest
The court of Minsk Pershamaiski District reconsidered today the case of the activist of “Young Front” Uladzimir Yaromenak, who was previously sentenced to an arrest for violation of preventive supervision. Disagreeing with the previous sentence (12 days in jail), Yaromenak appealed it at Minsk City Court.
18.03.2013 Hrodna court fines BCD activist over picket
Judge Zinaida Bartsevich of Hrodna Kastrychnitski District Court fined today Halina Kotava, local activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party, 2.5 mln rubles.
15.03.2013 Siarhei Housha managed to get his cassation appeal considered after five months
On 14 March Baranavichy human rights defender Siarhei Housha received by mail a ruling of the head of the Supreme Court of Belarus Valiantsin Sukala abolishing the refusal of a judge of Brest Region Court (dated 4 October 2012) to consider his cassation appeal due to the alleged expiry of the terms of consideration.
11.03.2013 Three days in jail as a congratulation on Women's Day
On 8 March at 2.35 p.m., "European Belarus" activist Valiantsina Tsiurava was detained by the guards of Kamarouski market, who then passed her to police.
07.03.2013 "Fair World" member Valery Rybchanka appeals to the UN against actions of Zhlobin police
Valery Rybchanka, a member of the "Fair World" party, filed an appeal with the UN Human Rights Committee against the refusal of Zhlobin District Court to admit perjury on the part of the local police during the trials over him in 2011.
06.03.2013 Minsk City Court upholds 5-day arrest to Henik Loika
Minsk City Court considered the appeal of sculptor Henik Loika against the verdict of Liudmila Lapo, Judge of Frinzenski District Court of Minsk. Let us remind that Mr. Loika had been punished with 5 days of arrest for an action in support of the Belarusian language held by him on the International Mother Language Day, 21 February. The formal reason for the verdict was that he had unfurled a banner with the inscription "Let me congratulate you on the International Mother Language Day! Gymnasium #4 used to be the last Belarusian-language school!"
