News on the topic: criminal prosecution
03.06.2016 Pavel Vinahradau facing another preventive supervision
Police may bring back preventive supervision over the activist Pavel Vinahradau. the supervision was introduced after his release and canceled a year ago. Incidentally, during the surveillance period, Pavel was forced to leave Minsk for Berazino.
17.05.2016 Reporter Gets Moral Damage Compensation for Unlawful Imprisonment in KGB
In 2012, a reporter and then a student of journalism department Anton Surapin spent a month in the KGB detention center for allegedly aiding the teddy bear air drop team.
11.05.2016 Activist held in ‘cycling case’ faces formal charges
Dzmitry Paliyenka, an activist detained after the brutal dispersal of the Critical Mass cycling event on April 29, has been officially charged with using violence against a police officer (Article 364 of the Criminal Code). He has also been transferred to the detention center in Žodzina.
06.05.2016 Statement on detention of Dzmitry Paliyenka
The Human Rights Center "Viasna" believes that the detention of civil society activist Dzmitry Paliyenka is a disproportionate measure applied as part of his prosecution over involvement in the events of April 29.
03.05.2016 One detainee in ‘cyclists’ case’ released, another still in custody
Stas Kanavalau, who was detained during a brutal dispersal of the Critical Mass cycling event on April 29, has been released from the detention facility. He has not faced formal charges yet, but was forced to sign a commitment to appear for interrogations as part of a criminal case opened following the incident.
13.04.2016 Citizen Sentenced to Forced Medical Treatment for Insult of President and Judges
On April 12, the Frunzenski district court of Minsk found Aliaksandr Lapitski guilty according to articles 368, 369 and 361 of the Criminal Code of Belarus (public insult against the president, public officials and judges while performing professional duties).
13.04.2016 Viasna calls to repeal criminal defamation
The Human Rights Center "Viasna" insists on the decriminalization of acts committed by Aliaksandr Lapitski, and calls for the termination of criminal prosecution for defamation offenses, considering as a first step the abolition of Articles 367, 368, 369, 369-1, 391 of the Criminal Code.
24.03.2016 Investigators unable to identify persons who broke activist’s jaw
Viachaslau Kasinerau, one of the defendants in so called ‘graffiti case’, who sought criminal prosecution of persons who beat him severely during his detention on August 11 last year, has been notified the Investigative Committee’s Maskoŭski office suspended the preliminary investigation.
18.03.2016 Activists lose appeal in ‘graffiti case’
The Minsk City Court dismissed today an appeal by three defendants in the so called ‘graffiti case’, Maksim Piakarski, Vadzim Zharomski and Viachaslau Kasinerau, who were sentenced to heavy fines on January 29.
14.03.2016 Criminal Case Against Mikhalevich Suspended
However, the case can be reopened any time.
30.01.2016 Minsk court ends ‘graffiti case’ trial with lenient sentence
Judge Ala Skuratovich of Minsk’s Frunzienski District Court announced yesterday evening her verdict in so called ‘graffiti case’ trial, sentencing the three defendants to fines ranging from 6.3 to 10.5 mln rubles (USD 300-500).
25.01.2016 KGB Suspends Criminal Case against Alesin
The Committee for State Security (KGB) informed Aliaksandr Alesin last week, the prosecution against the journalist had been suspended.
11.12.2015 Activists involved in ‘graffiti case’ face final charges
Maksim Piakarski, Vadzim Zharomski, Yaraslau Ulyianenkau, and Viachaslau Kasinerau, have been invited to the Investigative Committee’s Minsk office to face final charges in the so-called “graffiti case”.
10.12.2015 Criminal Charge Against Graffiti Artist Maxim Piakarski Reduced
Now Piakarski is accused under Article 341 of the Criminal Code “Desecration of facilities and property damage.”
23.11.2015 Authorities to investigate police-related violence in ‘graffiti case’
Viachaslau Kasinerau, an activist accused in the so-called ‘graffiti case’, has been told that a criminal case was opened to investigate the injuries he suffered when brutally detained by employees of a special detachment of the Interior Ministry on August 11 this year.
