News on the topic: administrative prosecution
24.10.2011 Homel protester sentenced to 10 days of arrest
Homel Tsentralny District Court has sentenced local activist Vital Pratasevich to 10 days of administrative arrest for staging an unauthorized picket of solidarity with prisoners of conscience on 21 October.
24.10.2011 Dziarzhynsk activist fined for 8 September picket
On 24 October, Dziarzhynsk District Court fined local activist Aliaksandr Tarnahurski BYR 175,000 following a search at the activist’s apartment on 22 October.
24.10.2011 Homel protester to stand trial
Vital Pratasevich, the only participant of a picket of solidarity with Belarusian prisoners of conscience staged in Homel central park on 21 October, will stand trial on 24 October.
19.10.2011 Valiantsin Stefanovich fined BYR 4,727,330
The tax inspection of Minsk Partyzanski District has fined human rights defender Valiantsin Stefanovich BYR 4,727,330 for alleged understating of his income. The fine can be appealed in court within 10 days.
17.10.2011 Baranavichy activist fined BYR 350,000
Baranavichy court has fined Mrs. Anzhalika Kambalava, member of the “People’s Assembly” organizing committee, BYR 350,000 for alleged violation of mass events procedures, namely she was charged with illegal distribution of leaflets.
17.10.2011 Journalist Shytal fined BYR 105,000
Independent journalist Kastus Shytal has been found guilty of “disorderly conduct” on 7 October.
14.10.2011 Appeal of Vitsebsk activists turned down
On 14 October Alena Hrabianchuk, Judge of the Chyhunachny District Court of Vitsebsk, turned down the appeal of Aliaksei Haurutsikau, chairman of the electoral headquarters of Mikalai Statkevich during the presidential election in 2010, Khrystafor Zhaliapau, head of the Vitsebsk region organization of the Movement “For Freedom!”, and a member of the Conservative-Christian Party “Belarusian Popular Front”, Yan Dziarzhautsau.
14.10.2011 Brest: cassation appeal of beaten pensioner turned down
Andrei Leshchanka, Judge of the Brest Region Court, turned down the cassation appeal against the verdict of the Biaroza District Court on case of Halina Kavalevich.
14.10.2011 Fine to Viktar Ivashkevich
The co-chairman of the organizing committee to hold the People’s Assembly has been fined 1.4 million rubles). The administrative case against the politician was heard in the Savetski district court of Minsk on 13 October.
13.10.2011 Mahiliou: fine to activist of Movement “For Freedom!”
Yauhen Makuta was fined 17,500 rubles for posting leaflets with the call to take part in a silent protest action held by “Revolution through Social Networks”. He had been detained for it on 21 September.
13.10.2011 Vitsebsk: trial for “insubordination to police”
On 13 October the Vitsebsk District Court started trying Valery Staurou, charged under Article 23.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, “insubordination to lawful demands of police officer”.
13.10.2011 Slonim: Ales Masiuk gets fined as well
On 12 October the Slonim District Court tried Ales Masiuk, a participant of the People's Assembly which had taken place in Slonim on 8 October.
12.10.2011 Fine to Hrodna residents Ales Kirkevich and Veranika Velihor
On 12 October the administrative commission of the Leninski district of Hrodna ruled to fine the activists of the “Young Front” Ales Kirkevich and Veranika Velihor 350,000 rubles each.
12.10.2011 Slonim: detention of Ivan Bedka
On 12 October the Slonim District Court tried Ales Masiuk, a member of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party, for active participation in the People’s Assembly in Slonim.
12.10.2011 Homel: Kanstantsin Zhukouski was handcuffed to radiator
Political activist Zhukouski wanted to attend the trial of Valery Sliapukhin. As far as Judge Illia Svirydau postponed the trial to an unknown time, Zhukouski tried to ask the judge and the secretary about it. However, he didn't find them in their rooms. That's why he came to Tatsiana Adrynets, chairwoman of the Chyhunachny District Court of Homel. She answered that the trial would continue at 3 p.m. However, Mr. Zhukouski noticed that the judge intended to continue the trial during the dinner break.
