BelSat journalist sentenced to 10 days of prison
04.02.2010.
Tags: journalists, arrest.
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The journalist was arrested on 3 February while trying to stop the unwarranted police intrusion into his lodgings in downtown Minsk. He was accused of using violence against one of the policemen.
The trial proved to be neither public nor fair, for Judge Mrs. Aksana Reliava dismissed the motion for testimonial evidence by Mr. Shulha’s neighbour, who had witnessed part of the incident. Besides, the evidence given by police Captain Valyntsau and Lieutenant Karalkou were extremely inconsistent. In her statement, the journalist’s legal counsel Mrs. Sviatlana Harbatok said Ivan Shulha’s guilt was not proven. However, the court failed to dismiss the case in the absence of civil offence in the act.
See also
24.08.2010 Independent publisher Panamarou put on wanted list
19.08.2010 Publisher of “Bojki Kletsk” asks for political asylum in Poland
12.08.2010 Brest police say arrest of trade union leader Chaikouski was legal
11.08.2010 Prosecutor Office issued warning to Belsat journalist for a report about heat
09.08.2010 Human rights activist Valery Schukin detained in Mahiliou
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