News on the topic: criminal prosecution
17.07.2013 Andrei Haidukou appeals Vistebsk Province Court’s decision
The appeal will be sent to the Supreme Court at the end of the next week.
16.07.2013 Statement by the Human Rights Center "Viasna" on the prosecution of Vasil Parfiankou and Uladzimir Yaromenak
Vasil Parfiankou and Uladzimir Yaromenak face up to one year in prison each. If found guilty and sentenced to prison terms, they will be recognized as political prisoners.
16.07.2013 Young Front activist Uladzimir Yaromenak faces another prison term
On July 14, his own wedding day, Young Front activist Uladzimir Yaromenak received a phone call from a police investigator who urged him to appear for a conversation on Monday. Later, the policemen agreed to put off the conversation till Tuesday. Today, the activist was served a decision to institute criminal proceedings against him under Article 421 of the Criminal Code “Violation of preventive supervision restrictions”, dated 24 May.
15.07.2013 Vasil Parfiankou faces new prison term
Vasil Parfiankou, involved in the case of the alleged riots in Minsk on 19 December 2010, was formally charged under Article 421 of the Criminal Code (failure to comply with the requirements of preventive supervision). On 12 July he was informed about it by an investigator of the Pershamaiski District Police Department of Minsk.
15.07.2013 Round table on Article 193.1 and Aliaksei Shchadrou's case to be held 16 July
A round-table to discuss the institution of criminal proceedings under article 193.1 (activities on behalf of unregistered organization) against Aliaksei Shchadrou (who organize a shelter for homeless in his village) will start at 11 a.m. on 16 July in Charnysheuski Street, 3 in Minsk.
11.07.2013 Prosecutor demands three years in penitentiary for "Fair World" member again
On 19 July at 12 a.m. the Zhlobin District Court will deliver a verdict in the case of a member of the Belarusian Leftist Party "Fair World" Yauhen Basareuski.
10.07.2013 Homel: psychiatrist manages to get justice only after a year of struggle
The man who served time in prison for a crime he did not commit, finally managed to get the justice.
09.07.2013 Warning to activist of "Tell The Truth" left in force
Aliaksandr Kuzmin, activist of the civic campaign "Tell the Truth" from Belaaziorsk, received a response to his complaint from the Brest Regional Prosecutor's Office, signed by the deputy prosecutor, senior adviser of justice Aliaksandr Tochka.
04.07.2013 FIDH concerned about conviction of Andrei Haidukou
FIDH is concerned about the conviction of 23 year old youth activist, Andrey Haidukou, who was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison on 1 July 2013 for the attempted “establishment of cooperation with the security services of a foreign state” (Article 14, part. 1 and 356.1 of the Belarusian Criminal Code).
01.07.2013 Statement by the Human Rights Center "Viasna" and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee on sentencing of Andrei Haidukou
On July 1, 2013, Andrei Haidukou was convicted under paragraph 1, Article 14 and Article 356-1 of the Criminal Code (attempt to establish cooperation with the special service, security or intelligence services of a foreign state) and sentenced to 1.5 years in prison.
01.07.2013 Andrei Haidukou sentenced to 1.5 years in prison in espionage trial
Judge Halina Urbanovich of Vitsebsk Regional Court sentenced today Andrei Haidukou, leader of an unregistered NGO “Union of Young Intellectuals”, to 18 months in a general security penal colony, after he was found guilty of an “attempted crime” under Art. 356.1 of the Criminal Code (“establishment of cooperation with the security services of a foreign state”).
01.07.2013 Third criminal case started against Vasil Parfiankou
Prison threatens to the former political prisoner again.
28.06.2013 Prosecutor wants 2 years in prison for Andrei Haidukou
At yesterday’s court session, the State Prosecutor requested that Andrei Haidukou, defendant in the spy trial, be jailed for two years, as reported by Prosecutor General of Belarus Aliaksandr Kaniuk.
27.06.2013 Witness in Haidukou case faces dismissal
Illia Bahdanau has been warned that June 27 will be the last of his working day, the Nasha Niva newspaper reports.
27.06.2013 Verdict in Haidukou trial expected on 1 July
The case is being heard behind closed doors, therefore it is yet unknown whether the charges have been changed and what prison term the prosecutor demanded for Andrei Haidukou.
