News on the topic: administrative prosecution
11.06.2012 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.
11.06.2012 Distributor of "Vitebskiy Kuryer" gets fined
On 6 June the Kastrychnitski District Court of Vitsebsk considered an administrative case against Siarhei Kandakou. He was tried on the basis of a police report, drawn up on 2 May, when the police confiscated 18 copies of the "Vitebskiy Kuryer" he intended to throw into postboxes.
11.06.2012 Hrodna: Orthodox priest to be tried for refusal from fingerprinting
An Orthodox Christian priest in Hrodna will stand trial on 12 June for his refusal to be fingerprinted by police.
08.06.2012 Homel: court turns down Niapomniashchykh's appeal
On 5 June Homel Region Court considered the appeal of a member of the United Civil Party and Movement "For Freedom!", police pensioner Uladzimir Niapomniashchykh against a verdict of the Tsentralny District Court of Homel.
08.06.2012 Hrodna: journalists punished with big fines
The trials over the journalists, protesters and passers-by detained during an action of protest in Hrodna on 31 May continued on 6 and 7 June.
07.06.2012 Hrodna: court conveyer at work again
Trials over the journalists and civil activists, detained at a picket against the introduction of Russian-language classes in the only school with the Polish language of instruction in Hrodna, started on 6 June.
06.06.2012 Slonim: trial of BCD activist Volha Pansevich postponed
The trial of activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party Volha Pansevich was to have started at 10 a.m. on 5 June, but was postponed on her request, as far as her lawyer didn’t manage to study the case.
06.06.2012 Brest Region Court turns down appeal against picket ban
On 4 June the Brest Region Court considered the appeal filed by activist of the Belarusian Leftist Party “Fair World” and member of the Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry Aliaksandr Dzenisenka against the a ruling of the Leninski District Court of Brest.
06.06.2012 People with photo cameras are unwelcome at Salihorsk District Court
At the end of the previous week “Young Front” activist Andrei Tychyna came to the Salihorsk District Court in order to file an appeal. However, he wasn’t let in by the duty policeman, as he had a photo camera with him.
05.06.2012 Anatol Liabedzka got fined for borrowing money from parents
The UCP was considered guilty and fined for 500 thousand roubles, informs the web-site of the United Civil Party.
05.06.2012 National-Bolshevik Andrei Sakhar imprisoned for ten days
The Maskouski district court of Minsk heard the case on 4 June.
05.06.2012 Hrodna: trials over detained Poles postponed again
The Leninski district court of Hrodna began hearing the case against Renata Dzemianchuk, the vice chairperson of the Union of Poles.
01.06.2012 Aliaksei Pikulik stands trial
Aliaksei Pikulik, the academic director of Vilnius-based Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS) and professor of the European University at St Petersburg, was detained in Minsk at 6 pm on 31 May. He is charged with disorderly conduct (Article 17.1 of the Code of Administrative Violations).
01.06.2012 Civil activist Mikhail Pashkevich sentenced to 7 days of arrest
On 31 May Mikhail Pashkevich, an activists of the civil campaign "Tell the Truth!" came to Minsk to assist residents of the village of Yakimava Slabada in preparing to a local referendum concerning the construction of the plant of bleached cellulose.
01.06.2012 Brest Region Court turns down Stakhayevich's appeal
Aleh Stakhayevich, the head of the independent trade union at the "Granite" enterprise in Mikashevichy, was trying to get reinstated at work. However, the panel of judges of the regional court upheld the earlier verdict of the Luninets District Court, according to which the dismissal of the activist was legal.
