News on the topic: administrative trials
11.10.2008 Military enlistment office wants Pavel Nazdra to pay fine twice
On 9 October the member of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party Pavel Nazdra was summonsed to court. It is demanded that he should pay a fine, which he has already paid. He presented to the court a copy of the payment receipt, but the court ignored it.
03.10.2008 State press publishes list of materials considered as extremist
On 2 October 2 a state-run newspaper Zviazda published a list of ‘extremist’ materials.
02.10.2008 Salihorsk: Young Front activists are punished for anti-war picket
The commission on affairs of minors warned Illia Shyla, a 16-year old participant of a picket against the Russian intervention in Georgia, which had been held near the Russian Embassy on 11 August.
25.09.2008 Andrei Tsianiuta arrested for 7 days
Chyhunachny court of Homel considered the administrative charges against youth activist Andrei Tsianiuta and sentenced him to 7 days of arrest and a fine of 700, 000 BYR (about 350 USD). This way the Young Front member was punished for holding an action on the Day of the City. Tsianiuta unfolded the white-red-white flag during the official ceremony near the Ice Palace.
16.09.2008 M. Ilyin and Ya. Skrabets arrested for 5 days
The guys were writing “Boycott” slogans on Brest streets. The police kept them in custody until lunch and then drew up a report for disorderly conduct. According to the official charges, yauhen and Mikhas were using foul language. The court punished the guys by 5 days of arrest.
15.09.2008 Pukhavichy: court supports Russian company
On 15 September judge of Pukhavichy district court Liliya Rukhlevich rejected the suit of the dwellers of settlement of Druzhny against Pukhavichy district executive committee. By this verdict the citizens are prohibited to familiarize with documents of Pukhavichy district executive committee
15.09.2008 Brest: police detain youth activists for boycott leaflets
At night on 15 September the young activists Mikhail Illin and Yauhen Skrabets were detained in Brest.
15.09.2008 Extremism charges against newspaper of Union of Poles in Belarus
On 12 September journalist Andzhei Pisalnik received a writ to Kastrychnitski district court of Hrodna for 18 September.
15.09.2008 Homel: police beat and torture youth activists for white-red-white flag
During the official events dedicated to Homel’s City Day, when the 866th anniversary of the city was celebrated, Young Front activists raised white-red-white flags.
15.09.2008 ‘Extremist materials’ found on youth activist’s computer 18 months after confiscation
On 13 September a student of Bialystok University Aliaksei Trubkin received documents from Hrodna regional KGB department by post. According to them, the guy is to come to the court of Kastrychnitski district in Hrodna on 18 September, as he is charged with ‘extremism’.
11.09.2008 Siarhei Salash is found guilty of defamation
On 10 September a judge of Barysau district court Alena Bachyshcha found an unregistered candidate for deputy Siarhei Salash guilty under Article #9.2 of the Administrative Code of Belarus and fined him 875 000 rubles (about $410).
10.09.2008 State newspaper still not punished for besmearing entrepreneur Mikalai Charnavus
Court proceedings in the case of the journalist for the state newspaper Nash Krai Mikalai Khudzenka and the newspaper itself have been postponed again in Baranavichy.
04.09.2008 Anatol Liabedzka’s apartment is seized for non-payment of fine for European March
On 3 September the leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Liabedzka received a notice saying the court of the Tsentralny district of Minsk seized his apartment, allegedly for his failure to pay penalty for participation in organizing the European March mass action which had was held in Minsk on 14 October 2007.
04.09.2008 Mahiliou: police draw violation report on wheel-chair disabled
On 2 September in Mahiliou the wheel-chair disabled Uladzimir Vusikau picketed the city executive committee. He demanded that he was restored in the line for getting an apartment as a disabled and compensated the cost of the sanatorium voucher.
14.08.2008 Mahiliou oblast court leaves in force verdict to Ales Chyhir
Mahiliou oblast court left unchanged the ruling of Babryisk town court towards the political activist Ales Chyhir. Judge of Mahiliou oblast court Mikalai Hladki read only the verdict and offered no explanations.
