News on the topic: administrative prosecution
09.11.2011 Dziarzhynsk: civil activist summonsed to police in connection with 26 October action
Aliaksandr Tarnahurski, a civil activist from Dziarzhynsk, received a summon to police for 10 November. The summon concerns the action which took place on 26 October, when portraits of political prisoners were posted in the Minsk metor. The police allegedly has information about his participation in it.
08.11.2011 Uladzimir Yukho sentenced to 7 days of arrest
Political activist Uladzimir Yukho was detained in Loshytsa suburb in Minsk during a commemorative procession in honor of victims of Stalin's repressions on 7 November.
08.11.2011 Babruisk: two more trials for People's Assembly
Babruisk judges decided not to waste time and try two participants of the People's Assembly on 9 November. Bear in mind that last week Viktar Buzinayeu, a member of the organizing committe of the People's Assembly, was sentenced to 10 days of arrest. Another participant of the assembly, Halina Smirnova, who came to the trial as a witness, was issued a summons to court right at the court hall. The trial was appointed at 11.30 on 9 November. The woman also received another summons by mail.
08.11.2011 Participants of 7 November anti-Communist action near Lenin monument sentenced to arrest
On 8 November the Maskouski District Court of Minsk tried the activists of the “Young Front” Mikhail Muski, Siarhei Paval and Raman Vasiliieu who had thrown eggs at the monument to Lenin on Nezalezhnasts Square in Minsk during the 7 November action which was held by communists to honor an anniversary of the October revolution.
08.11.2011 Teleportation of accusation witness in Homel
Civil activist Ihar Sluchak received a response from the Chairowan of the Homel Regional Court, Liudmila Mikhalkova, to his complaint. The young man drew her attention to the fact that he had been found a delinquent on the testimony of a witness who, according to the documents had been a few kilometers away from the scene at the time of the offense. However, Mikhalkova paid no attention to it, thus admitting that the witness has the talent of teleportation.
07.11.2011 Beshankovichy: teacher to be tried for distributing self-made newspaper
On 5 November teacher Heorhi Stankevich was detained in Beshankovichy while transporting self-made newspaper “Kryvinka” to regular readers by bicycle. The newspaper isn't issued periodically, as the teacher publishes it at his own expense, and has a small circulation – 290 copies.
07.11.2011 Baranavichy: seventh picket ban for Ryhor Hryk
Baranavichy-based civil activist Ryhor Hryk intended to hold a picket on 12 November in order to inform the population about the failure of the police and the local authorities to abide by requirements of the Law “On National and Local Assemblies” (the matter is that civil activists Siarhei Auchynnikau, Anzhela Kambalava, Viktar Meziak and Viktar Tsiapin had been fined for holding an assembly, which was considered as a “mass event”).
07.11.2011 Baranavichy: Viktar Syrytsa to be tried for People's Assembly
On 4 November Pavel Kulhavik, deputy chairman of the public order and prophylaxis department, drew up a report on Viktar Syrytsa, Chairman of the Baranavichy branch of the movement “For Freedom!”.
07.11.2011 Brest: Zinaida Mikhniuk to be tried before People's Assembly
The court hearing in the case of Zinaida Mikhnyuk, the head of the Brest of People’s Assembly organizing committee, began but was postponed to 11 November.
04.11.2011 Mahiliou: fine to Aksana Samuilava
At 3.30 p.m. Aksana Samuilava, coordinator of the civil movement “Tell the Truth!” in the Mahiliou region, was fined 875,000 rubles for “unlawful distribution of mass media without imprint”. The verdict was issued by Judge Ihlikau in Aksana’s absence (she wasn’t invited to the trial).
04.11.2011 Brest: court sides with police boss
Zmitser Shurkhai, a coordinator of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party, was detained on 28 June 2011, on the eve of a silent protest action, and charged with using obscene language in public.
03.11.2011 Babruisk: Viktar Buzinayeu arrested for ten days
The Babruisk City Court sentenced Viktar Buzinayeu, the head of the local office of the United Civil Party, to ten days of jail.
03.11.2011 Vitsebsk: shall Tatsiana Seviarynets pay one fine twice?
Vitsebsk-based activist Tatsiana Seviarynets received a letter from the Pershamaiski District Court of Vitsebsk, signed by court marshal Katsiaryna Tkachonak. According to the letter, the activist shall pay 700,000 rubles fine for the organization of an unauthorized mass event on 3 July (she just proceeded along Lenin Street in a company of friends).
01.11.2011 Mahiliou: authorities looking for signature sheets in support of People's Assembly
On 1 November Uladzimir Shantsau, an organizer of the People's Assembly in Mahiliou, was summonsed to the main justice department of the Mahiliou Region Executive Committee. Kantstantsin Krupenkin, Deputy Chairman of the justice department, demanded that Shantsau presented the lists of signers for the People's Assembly in Mahiliou.
01.11.2011 Police inspector looking for Aksana Samuilava
On 1 November morning Aksana Samuilava, coordinator of “Tell the Truth!” civil movement in the Mahiliou region, received a call from a man who introduced himself as the local police inspector. He said he wanted to meet with her, but she refused as she was absent at her place of residence at the time. The police inspector phoned her once again at about 1 p.m. and told her he needed to pass her a writ to court, and in the case of refusal to meet with him she could be taken to the court forcefully.
