Detained 12 hours for ‘Boycott’ stickers
08.09.2008.
Tags: detentions, boycott.
Source: Charter`97.
On 7 September the activists of the European Belarus civil campaign Ivan Amelchanka and Siarhei Makarevich were detained in the Minsk center for spreading stickers calling to boycott the oncoming the parliamentary elections.
The activists were guarded to the Leninski district of Minsk at 11 pm. Minors Amelchanka and Makarevich spent the night in detention.
The activists were set free only at 11 am today. A report under Article 21.14 of the Administrative Code (violation of the sanitation rules) was drawn up against them. The administrative commission is to consider the cases of the activists on 24 September.
See also
11.11.2008 Minsk: ‘Young Front’ activist is detained for action near Leninski district court
10.11.2008 Polatsk: youth activists to stand trial for anti-communist action
10.11.2008 Minsk: detention at action in support of tried ‘Young Front’ activists
05.11.2008 Svetlahorsk: opposition activists get fined
05.11.2008 No ‘extremism’ in ‘Svaboda’?
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