News on the topic: administrative prosecution
12.03.2014 Hrodna Regional Court dismisses the appeal of UCP members
March 11, Hrodna Regional Court considered the appeal of the activists of the United Civil Party Aliaksandra Davidovich, Yezhy Hryhencha and Aliaksandr Vasilevichagainst the verdict of Judge Alena Piatrova, who sentenced them to fines for allegedly holding an unauthorized picket on February 7.
11.03.2014 “BelaPAN” to be tried instead of “Uzgorak” newspaper
The trial of BelaPAN’s case has been scheduled for 27 March.
10.03.2014 Court upholds fine imposed on participant of “Stop Tax” action by traffic police
January 13 Dzmitry Dzmitryieu was stopped by traffic police while driving on Nezalezhnasts Avenue in Minsk. That day, owners of motorcars held the action "Stop Tax" against the imposition of a tax on admission of vehicles to traffic movement.
10.03.2014 Anatol Liabedzka awaiting trial
February 7, Chairman of the United Civil Party Anatol Liabedzka was summoned to the Savetski District Police Department of Minsk to give explanations concerning the rally of solidarity with Ukraine, held near Kamarouski market in Minsk the previous week-end.
10.03.2014 Siarhei Vazniak fined for campaigning picket
Judge of the Savetski District Court of Minsk Maryna Fiodarava fined Siarhei Vazniak, a candidate for the Minsk City Council running on Kalvaryiskaya constituency No. 38, 5.2 million rubles.
06.03.2014 Continuation of the trial over Viktar Sharshun and white-red-white flag
The Tsentralny District Court of Minsk held another hearing on the case of Minsker Viktar Sharshun, beaten by the police for hanging a white-red-white flag on his balcony.
06.03.2014 Maksim Viniarski sentenced to 15 days of arrest for action of solidarity with Ukraine
Maksim Viniarski, a coordinator of European Belarus, held a picket near the Embassy of Russia in Belarus on March 5.
05.03.2014 Mahiliou: member of Belarusian Social Democratic Party forcedly evicted from dormitory
Today, March 4, bailiffs evicted a member of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) Mikhail Zalozny from the dorm of “Mahiliouablselbud” in Kasmanauty Street, 45.
03.03.2014 Trial of pensioner Sharshun postponed to March 6
On Match 3 Judge of the Tsentralny District Court Valery Yesman, started considering the “disagreement of Viktar Sharshun to the administrative proceedings against him” - this is the formulation with which the Tsentralny District Prosecutor's Office of Minsk forwarded to the court Mr. Sharshun's appeal against unlawful actions of the police and the request to punish the perpetrators.
03.03.2014 Participants of protest action near the Russian Embassy sentenced to arrest terms
At 2 p.m. on March 2, activists of various social and political movements tried to hold an action of protest near the Embassy of the Russian Federation. They were met by policemen in civvies and paddy wagons. The dispersal of the protest action was directed by the head of the Minsk police, Aliaksandr Barsukou. All in all, 23 people were detained, including many journalists. All detainees were taken to the Tsentralny District Police Department. The journalists were soon released.
25.02.2014 Opposition activists sentenced to 10 days of arrest
On February 22, two youth opposition activists, Mikalai Dzemidzenka and Zmitser Kremianetski, were detained at the Ukrainian border and denied entry to Ukraine for 5 years. After that, there appeared Belarusian police, who detained the guys for allegedly using foul language.
18.02.2014 Vital Rymasheuski to be tried for picket
Minsk's Kastrychnitski district police department launched administrative proceedings against the politician.
13.02.2014 Hrodna: four participants of UCP picket punished with fines
February 12, four members of the United Civil Party were tried for taking part in an electoral picket in Orzeszkowa Street on February 7. As a result, Aliaksandr Vasilevich, Ezhy Hryhencha and Ruslan Kulevich were fined 15 basic units each. Iryna Davidovich, a member of the UCP from Iuye was fined 10 basic units. The court took into account that she was unemployed and had two minor children.
11.02.2014 Man gets beaten by police for hanging out a white-red-white flag on his balcony
Viktar Sharshun was at home on February 8 when strangers rang the bell. They said that they were communal services workers. In fact, they were policemen. They did not introduce themselves and ordered Sharshun to remove the white-red-white flag from the balcony, claiming it was an unregistered symbol.
07.02.2014 Vital Rymasheuski fined for "groundless call to police"
Former presidential candidate, co-chairman of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Vital Rymashevski was fined 16 basic units for participation in a picket near the Kamarouski market.
