News on the topic: criminal prosecution
03.12.2012 Financial Investigations Department refuses to unblock “ARCHE” accounts
The Belarusian Association of Journalists’ motion for unfreezing the accounts of the “ARCHE” magazine was not satisfied.
30.11.2012 Police terrorize beaten watchman
Vasil Sarochyk, who recently said about beating in the Leninski District Police Department, has faced pressure from police.
29.11.2012 Another linguistic expertise appointed over Andrei Pachobut's writings
The journalist of “Gazeta Wyborcza” was called out to an investigator. Andrei Pachobut told the charter97.org about that himself. He is now under an investigation on the case about the insult of Lukashenka
27.11.2012 “Young Front” activist Pavel Siarhei threatened with criminal prosecution
One of the latest political draftees, “Young Front” activist Pavel Siarhei, who refuses to take the military oath because of his religious convictions, faces criminal prosecution.
23.11.2012 Andrei Haidukou can’t receive medicines and letters in prison
Andrei Haidukou, resident of Navapolatsk, has been in the KGB detention center since November 8, facing criminal charges "for treason to the state through intelligence activities." Andrei’s parents and friends cannot believe that he could be involved in spying, his detention in Vitsebsk being a total surprise to them.
21.11.2012 Poczobut's Case Extended Till December 21
It was announced by the official representative of the Investigative Committee in Hrodna region Siarhei Sharashanevich.
19.11.2012 KGB threatens to start criminal proceedings against BCD activist
Alyaksei Tyulkou receives threats that he may be brought to responsibility over article 193.1 of the Criminal Code.
16.11.2012 Who was arrested over explosion near Vitsebsk KGB?
The Investigative Committee said on November 15 that all the detainees were released and there were no more suspects in the case initiated after an explosion outside the KGB Vitsebsk office. But the question is till open, says local human rights defender Pavel Levinau.
15.11.2012 Valiantsin Stefanovich: KGB has violent imagination
The human rights activist does not believe that the youth activist Andrei Gaidukou worked for foreign intelligence.
15.11.2012 No suspects in case of bomb explosion near KGB office in Vitsyebsk
No one is currently suspected of detonating a homemade explosive device near the regional office of the Committee for State Security (KGB) in Vitsyebsk on November 11, Pavel Traulka, spokesman for the Investigative Committee, told BelaPAN.
15.11.2012 Pavel Sevyarynets: Belarus has new political prisoner
The co-chairman of the organising committee to create Belarusian Christian Democracy party demands to release Andrei Haidukou.
14.11.2012 Navapolatsk resident suspected of “treason”
Andrei Haidukou, deputy head of the youth association "Union of Young Intellectuals" was detained in Vitsebsk on November 8. Soon, he was moved to Minsk, and now he is in the KGB jail. Reports say that another resident of Navapolatsk was questioned in the case – activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party Ilya Bahdanau, but he was later released on recognizance.
08.11.2012 Complaint of Brest customs officers registered at UN Human Rights Committee
22 former inspectors of the “Western Buh” customs office and 7 former mechanics of the terminal of the “Westauto” enterprise filed individual communications to this international structure back in March 2011. They pointed at violation of their right to fair trial.
31.10.2012 Zhlobin: trial of Fair World member still underway
A court in Zhlobin has once again adjourned the trial in the case of Yauhen Basareuski, member of the "Fair World" Left-wing party, charged under Article 424 of the Criminal Code ("abuse of power or of a position of authority"). Judge Ina Sharshniova of Zhlobin District Court put off the hearing till November 14, without giving any reason.
29.10.2012 Zmitser Dashkevich to stand new trial tomorrow
The court of Mozyr is expected to arrive in penal colony on October 30 to hold trial against a political prisoner. The Young Front leader may receive a more severe sentence, Belsat TV reports.
