News on the topic: administrative prosecution
16.01.2013 Human rights defenders appeal fines at Hrodna Region Court
The Hrodna human rights defenders Viktar Sazonau, Raman Yurhel and Uladzimir Khilmanovich, each of whom has been fined 1.5 million rubles for holding an "unauthorized picket" on 10 December, applied to the Hrodna Region Court.
15.01.2013 Salihorsk activist Uladzimir Lemesh punished with a fine
The Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk sentenced Uladzimir Lemesh, an activist of the "European Belarus", to pay a fine of 3 million rubles for alleged insubordination to the police (Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).
15.01.2013 Mikalai Charnavus files complaint to head of Supreme Economic Court
On 14 January the Baranavichy entrepreneur and civil activist Mikalai Charnavus filed a complaint to the head of the Supreme Economic Court against the verdict of the cassation panel of judges of 13 November 2012.
14.01.2013 Disabled pensioner fined 3 million rubles for an attempt to set afire the head of the village executive committee
The Biaroza District Court fined Pavel Levashevich, a 89-year-old pensioner from the village of Sakalova in the Biaroza district who has a bad sight, a former prisoner of a German concentration camp, was sentenced to 3 million rubles of fine for an attempt to set afire himself and the head of the Sakalova village executive committee. Though Mr. Levashevich regrets about his deed, he thinks that the verdict is too severe:
12.01.2013 Brest: journalists are not admitted to the trial over their colleague
The judge of the Maskouski District Court of Brest Tatsiana Isayeva turned down the petition for admitting all interested people to the trial over the photo correspondent Milana Kharytonava.
10.01.2013 "Tell the Truth!" activists sentenced to arrest
The Kastrychnitski District Court of Minsk sentenced the activist of the "Tell the Truth!" movement Sviatlana Volkava to 5 days of arrest. Two other activists, Yury Fabisheuski and Aliaksei Marozau, were sentenced to 10 days of arrest.
10.01.2013 Solidarity with Hrodna human rights defenders transcends state borders
Ukrainian human rights defenders declared an Internet action in support of the members of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" Uladzimir Khilmanovich and Viktar Sazonau and the member of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Raman Yurhel who had been fined for publishing a photo of themselves with a portrait of the political prisoner Ales Bialiatski on the web.
10.01.2013 Svislach case: "regional court maintains the "rigid course"
The Hrodna Region Court issued a predictably negative ruling on the cassation appeal of the civil activist from Biaroza Siarhei Trafimchyk. The activist tried to appeal the verdict of the judge of the Svislach District Court Zhanna Salahubik of 13 December 2012, according to which he was sentenced to a fine of 800,000 rubles for participation in an action in the memory of the anti-Russian uprising of 1863-1864.
09.01.2013 Navapolatsk human rights defenders hold action in support of Hrodna colleagues (photo)
The Navapolatsk activists held an action of solidarity with the Hrodna human rights defenders Uladzimir Khilmanovich, Viktar Sazonau and Raman Yurhel who had been fined for posting to the web a photo of themselves with portraits of Ales Bialiatski and brochures of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
08.01.2013 Fans help "Dai Darogu" rock band to pay fine for insult of state official
The Belarusian punk band "Dai Darogu" was sentenced to pay a fine of 10 million Belarusian rubles for an alleged assault of the head of the youth affairs department of the Brest City Executive Committee. The fans managed to gather 1 million rubles in less than a week.
08.01.2013 Homel human rights defenders ask to be punished for photos on the web
The Homel human rights defenders Anatol Paplauny and Leanid Sudalenka ask the head of the Chyhunachny District Police Department of Homel Henadz Khmaryk to give them administrative charges for the photo in the Internet, in which they express solidarity with their colleague, political prisoner Ales Bialiatski, and congratulate him on the jubilee.
07.01.2013 Hrodna: human rights defenders get fined 4.5 million rubles for a photo on the web
On 5 January the Leninski District Court of Hrodna considered administrative cases against the Hrodna human rights activists Uladzimir Khilmanovich, Viktar Sazonau and Raman Yurhel.
04.01.2013 Head of the Hrodna BPF branch accused of violating the Constitution
The head of the Hrodna regional branch of the Belarusian Popular Front Vadzim Saranchukou has been fined 1 million rubles for taking part in commemoration of participants of the anti-Russian uprising of 1863-1864.
02.01.2013 Hrodna human rights defenders are summonsed to court
The Hrodna human rights defender Uladzimir Khilmanovich received a summons to the Leninski District Court of Hrodna. On 5 January he will be tried there for alleged participation in an unauthorized picket.
27.12.2012 Minsk court fines entrepreneur Aliaksandr Makayeu
The Court of Minsk Maskouski District considered on December 27 the administrative charges brought against businessman Aliaksandr Makayeu. He was charged under Article 23.34, Para. 3 (“participation in an unauthorized mass event, repeated throughout the year”). The case was heard by Judge Yauhen Khatkevich.
