News on the topic: administrative prosecution
01.07.2011 About 130 participants of silent protest actions were given charges
The police state that participants of the silent protest action “loudly cried out obscenities addressed to the police”. According to the police the action in Minsk gathered about 350 people, whereas human rights defenders believe there were about 1,5 thousand people. 269 people were guarded to police stations all over Belarus. 130 of them were charged with disorderly conduct, insubordination to the police or participation in the unauthorized protests.
01.07.2011 Brest: KGB violates right to privacy
Uladzimir Katrych from Brest, a coordinator of the Perspective entrepreneurs’ association, reported about iniquitous behavior of local KGB officers.
30.06.2011 29 June protesters stand trials
This afternoon Minsk courts have considered the administrative cases of persons detained yesterday during so called “silent protest” in the city center.
29.06.2011 BCD Brest activist sentenced to 7 days of arrest
Zmitser Shurkhai, Brest regional coordinator of the Belarusian Christian Democracy organizing committee, has been convicted of disorderly conduct (Art. 17.1) by Brest Maskouski District Court this morning.
27.06.2011 Authorities intimidate pro-active social network users
Belarusian law enforcement agencies keep harassing Internet users, expressing their alternative views in social networks services.
24.06.2011 Valiantsin Stefanovich: “All this show cannot be called justice”
Valiantsin Stefanovich, lawyer of the Human Rights Center Viasna, observed the consideration of a number of administrative cases against the protesters detained during the 22 June Minsk silent rally. In particular, he attended the hearings at Minsk Savetski District Court presided by Judge Ms. Aksana Reliava.
24.06.2011 Two charges made against Ihar Bantsar
The journalist is accused of petty hooliganism and disobedience to the police.
23.06.2011 Protesters stand trials
Some 20 participants of yesterday’s protest in downtown Minsk have stood trials this afternoon.
22.06.2011 Blogger from Lida fined 700,000 rubles
The judgement as delivered by the Lida district court to a user of Vkontakte social network Yauheny Kutsko for insulting former chairman of the Lida district executive committee Andrei Khudyka, now deputy chairman of the Hrodna region executive committee.
21.06.2011 Trial of Navapolatsk activist put off over boozy prosecution witness
The administrative trial of Navapolatsk activist Yauhen Kanstantsinau facing charges for alleged disorderly conduct has been postponed after a witness for the prosecution, who had been allegedly insulted by the activist, appeared in the courtroom in state of intoxication.
17.06.2011 Isolation from Internet
Democratic activist Ivan Stasyuk from Brest has been sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest.
17.06.2011 Ruslan Ustsimenka fined 770 thousand rubles
Homel Central District Court has decided that he used bad language at the silent action of solidarity on June 15.
16.06.2011 More “Bruzhi” participants stand trial
People who were noticed in photos and videos will stand trial today.
14.06.2011 Hrodna: participants of protest action at Bruzgi sentenced to huge fines
According to information from the Hrodna Region Court, about 15 cases were considered on 14 June. The exact number of cases and amounts of fines is still unknown. Participants of the protest rally against the unlawful customs fee, held at the border crossing point Bruzgi on 12 June, were fined 2,450,000-2,625,000 rubles.
13.06.2011 Spontaneous protest of drivers at Bruzgi border crossing point
The spontaneous rally of protest against a new customs fee took place on 12 June evening at the border crossing point Bruzgi in the Hrodna region. The action was dispersed by the riot police with the use of tear gas and police gear. 15 protesters were detained.
