Supreme Court does not grant Zmitser Vinahradau’s appeal

11 to 12 pm on 6 August the Supreme Court considered an appeal against the actions of Vileika district electoral commission #64 and the central electoral commission of Belarus. The appeal was filed by nine members of the initiative group of Zmitser Vinahradau, which was not registered and concerned the refusal of the electoral commission to register the group.

At 4.30 the Supreme Court ruled to leave in force the appropriate rulings of Vileika district electoral commission and the central electoral commission.

On 7 August Mr. Vinahradau was also summonsed to Miadzel district police department to give explanations concerning his application about obstacles to him from the side of the road police of Miadzel. The matter is that on 24 the road police detained Vinahradau and kept at the police station for several hours.

Human rights activists for free elections