News on the topic: administrative prosecution
27.12.2012 Liabedzka called to police station by fax
The chairman of the UCP Anatol Liabedzka was called out to the Soviet district’s police department on 27 December as a person, against who “an administrative case” is being pled.
20.12.2012 BCD Vitsebsk activists fined on hooliganism charges
Judge Valiantsina Kismiaroshkina of Vitsebsk Pershamaiski District Court sentenced today local activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party Aliaksei Kishchuk and Stanislau Laurenau to a fine of 300,000 rubles each. The activists were convicted on the basis of testimony by four police officers, who testified that the guys used obscene language against them.
20.12.2012 Hrodna Regional Court: A Corporate Wall
On December 20, Hrodna Regional Court heard the complaints by three Svislach civil society activists – Viktar Dziasiatsik, Yury Hlebik and Anatol Valiuk – who contested an earlier decision by Svislach District Court.
19.12.2012 BCD activists detained in Vitsebsk, charged with disorderly conduct
Stanislau Laurenau and Aliaksei Kishchuk, activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy detained in Vitsebsk this morning, are accused of disorderly conduct – "using obscene language in a public place." The detention took place at about 11 am, but the trial of the detainees has not yet taken place. Both the activists were placed in the detention center for at least overnight.
19.12.2012 Mikalai Ulasevich fined 4 mln
Astravets District Court finished yesterday the consideration of administrative charges brought against Mikalai Ulasevich, civil and political activist of the town of Varniany, Hrodna region. The activist was found guilty and fined 4 million rubles.
18.12.2012 Hrodna human rights defenders face administrative charges
Hrodna human rights defenders Viktar Sazonau, Uladzimir Khilmanovich and Raman Yurhel have been charged with illegal picketing on the Human Rights Day, 10 December, after they were summoned to Leninski District police department to provide explanations on their involvement in the event.
17.12.2012 Brest Regional Court upholds fine for charity lunch
Brest Regional Court upheld today a 3-mln fine imposed on Baranavichy entrepreneur Mikola Charnavus for arranging a charity lunch at the city’s market.
17.12.2012 Pavel Vinahradau sentenced to 5 days of arrest
Pavel Vinahradau, leader of the Zmena youth wing of the civil campaign “Tell the Truth!”, was sentenced today to 5 days of administrative arrest.
14.12.2012 Aliaksandr Makayeu to be tried for a rally on Slutsk uprising anniversary
A major and a lieutenant colonel from the Kopyl District Police Department came to Ales Makayeu in Minsk to draw up a report for organising an “unsanctioned rally”.
13.12.2012 Another fine for Svislach rally
On 13 December the Svislach District Court fined an activist from Biarozauka Siarhei Trafimchyk 800,000 rubles. He was found guilty of attending the memorial event held on 27 October in Svislach to commemorate participants of the anti-Russian insurgence of 1863-1864.
13.12.2012 Worker justified, but wage bonus not returned
The Maskouski District Court of Brest considered the lawsuit of an operator of the ammonium refrigerating plants of the "Savushkin Product" open corporation Uladzimir Andrashuk, and took a half-hearted decision.
13.12.2012 Mahiliou: ex-candidate Paulau left without compensation for moral damage
On 12 December the Mahiliou District Court considered the cassation and private appeals of a civil activist Aliaksei Paulouski against the verdict of the Leninski District Court of Mahiliou on his lawsuit against the member of the Chamber of Representatives (the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament) Eduard Siankevich.
12.12.2012 Brest Region Court upholds eviction of young family
Uladzimir Hadun and his family did not agree to voluntary live their apartment at house #18 in Herouyau Abarony Brestskay Krepastsi Street. They think that the authorities want them to leave the house not because it is in the "state of emergency", but because of the peace of land in the city center.
12.12.2012 "Zmena" activist Pavel Vinahradau detained again. Trial appointed on 17 December
On 12 December the activist of "Zmena" (the youth wing of "Tell the Truth" civil initiative) was summonsed to the Maskouski District criminal-executive inspection of Minsk, where he is registered for preventive supervision and has to regularly pay visits there to get registered.
10.12.2012 Supreme Court turns down appeal of Belarusian Christian Democracy activist
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus did not satisfy the appeal of a BCD activist Volha Pansevich against the fine of 2.5 million rubles, to which she had been sentenced on 12 June 2012 by the judge of the Slonim District Court Ivan Lastouski for alleged “insubordination to police” and “use of obscene language in public”.
