News on the topic: criminal prosecution
12.11.2015 Viasna seeks details in case of Mikhail Zhamchuzhny
The Human Rights Center “Viasna” has written to the Chairman of the Supreme Court asking to disclose details of the criminal case of Mikhail Zhamchuzhny, a co-founder of the Platform Innovation NGO, who stood trial behind closed doors.
04.11.2015 Ex-political prisoner Eduard Lobau wanted by police
Former political prisoner Eduard Lobau may face new criminal charges, according to the website of the Belarusian Documentation Center.
23.10.2015 Supreme Court increases sentence for Mikhail Zhamchuzhny
On October 23, Tatsiana Reviaka, a representative of the Human Rights Center "Viasna", attended the announcement of a decision taken following the consideration of an appeal by Mikhail Zhamchuzhny, founder of the human rights organization “Platform Innovation”.
22.10.2015 Ex-presidential candidate Ales Mikhalevich still accused in 2010 ‘rioting case’
Former presidential candidate Ales Mikhalevich has lost an appeal sent to the Prosecutor’s Office to challenge an earlier refusal to drop criminal charges in the December 19, 2010 post-election protest case.
07.10.2015 Investigation of case of graffiti artists extended until November
These days, a suspect in the “graffiti case” Yaraslau Ulyanenkau has received a notice from the Investigative Committee about the extension of the preliminary investigation.
29.09.2015 Activists involved in ‘graffiti case’ complain about offensive publication by Investigative Committee
The defendants and suspects in the so-called ‘graffiti case’ have written to the head of the Investigative Committee and the Prosecutor General’s Office to complain about a publication on the website of the Investigative Committee under the title “Investigative Committee continues investigation of criminal case on hooliganism and damage to property in the capital.”
25.09.2015 Lawyer Pavel Sapelka comments on charges against Ales Mikhalevich
On September 20, it was reported that the Investigative Committee refused to drop charges against Ales Mikhalevich, former presidential candidate who returned to Belarus after nearly five years the Czech Republic. The criminal case was opened in December 2010 after his involvement in a peaceful protest in Minsk.
25.09.2015 Suspects in graffiti case: We face six years in prison
According to one of the accused, Maksim Piakarski, the Investigative Committee continues the investigation. Last week he was questioned again. He stated that graffiti makers plead not guilty, Radio Svaboda reports.
11.09.2015 Supreme Court to consider Mikhail Zhabchuzhny's complaint on October 6
The consideration of the appeal will begin at 9.30 a.m. on October 6. This was reported by the founder of the cultural-educational institution "Platform Innovation” in a letter to the human rights activist Leanid Svetsik. On July 10, Mr. Zhamchuzhny was sentenced to six years in a high-security correctional facility. In his letters he emphasizes that the verdict is politcally motivated.
08.09.2015 Aliaksei Mikhalevich detained on Belarusian border and released under “non-leave recognizance” (updated)
As learned by the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, this morning a former presidential candidate in 2010, Aliaksei Mikhalevich, has been detained while crossing the border by train Vilnius-Minsk.
08.09.2015 Zhana Ptsishkina cannot get acquainted with resolution of Prosecutor General's Office regarding son's death
The mother of Ihar Ptsichkin, who died in prison in Valadarski Street in Minsk on August 4, 2013, has been seeking justice for a long time already, trying to establish the circumstances of the death of her son and bring to justice those guilty of the tragedy.
08.09.2015 Tajik opposition activist Shabnam Khudoydodova, detained in Brest, is still in jail
This was reported by human rights activist Raman Kisliak, who reminded that the citizen of Tajikistan had been detained at the central railway station of Brest during the border control, while going to Poland.
08.09.2015 Aliaksandr Alesin remains suspect in espionage case
Despite the release of political prisoners, a criminal case against a famous Belarusian journalist hasn't been closed. He is advised to wait for Lukashenka's decree.
04.09.2015 Accused in "graffiti case": During the arrest we were threatened that we would never get out of jail
Maksim Piakarski, a defendant in the "case of graffiti artists" told the Human Rights Center "Viasna" how the detention was held.
03.09.2015 Silence of the Lambs: What information does Investigative Committee want to remain undisclosed?
Deputy Chairman of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" Valiantsin Stefanovich regards taking the undertakings not to disclose the materials of the preliminary investigation on the "graffiti case" as harassment of the defendants. The human rights activist reflects on the legality of such actions of the Investigative Committee.
